Girls' name · since 1984
Nastassja
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 485 babies named Nastassja, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,085 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 485
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nastassja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 485 recorded since 1984.
Nastassja has 485 recorded births among girls since 1984, 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 1984 to 2011.
- #12,085 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 485 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nastassja ranks #12,085 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 485 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,085 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 485
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nastassja's 485 recorded births place it above 83.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Nastassja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nastassja's full recorded timeline at 1995, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nastassja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2011
- Peak year (1985)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2011.
485 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1985 with 57 births in a single year.
Nastassja by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (224 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Nastassja's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nastassja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
224 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 224 births (46% of all-time use).
Nastassja decade highlights
- Peak decade 224 births
- Runner-up 188 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Nastassja by state
Where Nastassja concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 5.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 24 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 8 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.2% |
28 of 485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 5.8% of nationwide
- New York 4.9% of nationwide
- Texas 1.6% of nationwide
- Florida 1.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Nastassja's data
- Nastassja's decade-level peak was the 1980s (224 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nastassjas (28 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 Nastassja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1984–2011 (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 Nastassja 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.
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