Recorded 1988–2003 Girls' name Peak 1988 55 births

Nataja — girls' name

55 babies named Nataja in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s242000s14
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Nataja was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nataja in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nataja

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Nataja between 1988 and 2003, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nataja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nataja performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nataja shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nataja 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 55 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.

Nataja at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

55

Since 1988

16 years of records

Peak year

1988

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1988

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2003

Nataja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1988

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1988)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
45678910 2003200019981997199519891988 9

Nataja by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 44% of Nataja's all-time total
1980s171990s242000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nataja?
55 babies have been named Nataja since 1988. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1988 with 9 births.
When was Nataja most popular?
Nataja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Nataja been used?
Nataja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 16 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Nataja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Natalie, Natasha, Natalia, Nathalie, 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, 1988–2003 (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.