Recorded 1984–2011 Girls' name Peak 1985 485 births

Nastassja — girls' name

485 babies named Nastassja in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2241990s1882000s542010s19
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Nastassja was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

57 babies were named Nastassja in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nastassja

The Social Security Administration has registered 485 babies named Nastassja between 1984 and 2011, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nastassja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nastassja performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nastassja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nastassja in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nastassja in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 485 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nastassja at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

485

Since 1984

28 years of records

Peak year

1985

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1984

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2011

Nastassja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1984

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1985)
57
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0204060 201120032000199719941991198819851984 40

Nastassja by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
224 births that decade — 46% of Nastassja's all-time total
1980s2241990s1882000s542010s19

Nastassja by state

Where Nastassja concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Nastassja
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%
California share of Nastassja's total US births 5.8%
Even split

28 of 485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nastassja?
485 babies have been named Nastassja since 1984. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1985 with 57 births.
When was Nastassja most popular?
Nastassja was most popular in the 1980s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Nastassja most popular?
The top states for the name Nastassja are California (28 births), New York (24 births), Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Nastassja been used?
Nastassja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 28 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Nastassja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nasya, Nastassia, Nashla, Nashly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.