Natalja
Natalja is a female given name: 98% of people named Natalja are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
Natalja · Nataļja
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
- Also spelled
- Nataļja
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Natalja
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Natalja," in English, "Guten Tag Natalja," in German. Natalja is a female given name: about 98% of people named Natalja are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Natalja,
German
Guten Tag Natalja,
French
Bonjour Natalja,
Spanish
Estimado/a Natalja:
Chinese
Natalja您好：
Japanese
Natalja様
English
Hi Natalja,
German
Hi Natalja,
French
Salut Natalja,
Spanish
Hola Natalja,
Chinese
Natalja你好：
Japanese
Nataljaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Natalja a male or female name?
Natalja is a female given name: 98% of people named Natalja are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Natalja in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Natalja," in English, "Guten Tag Natalja," in German. Natalja is a female given name: about 98% of people named Natalja are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Natalja a unisex name?
Natalja is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Natalja are men. Natalja leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Natalja a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/natalja (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_natalja,
title = {Is Natalja a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/natalja},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}