Girls' name · since 1972
Nastasha
Nastasha has 414 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,253 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nastasha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 414 recorded since 1972.
Nastasha has 414 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2012.
- #13,253 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 414 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nastasha ranks #13,253 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,253 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nastasha's 414 recorded births place it above 81.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nastasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nastasha splits its recorded history at 1991: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nastasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2012
- Peak year (1987)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Nastasha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (217 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Nastasha's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nastasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
217 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 217 births (52% of all-time use).
Nastasha by state
Where Nastasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.2% |
11 of 414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nastasha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nastashas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nastasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nastasha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.