Recorded 1967–1996 Girls' name Peak 1979 501 births

Natarsha — girls' name

501 babies named Natarsha in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s2891980s1521990s47
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Natarsha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

42 babies were named Natarsha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Natarsha

The Social Security Administration has registered 501 babies named Natarsha between 1967 and 1996, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Natarsha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Natarsha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 289 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Natarsha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Natarsha in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Natarsha 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 501 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.

Natarsha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

501

Since 1967

30 years of records

Peak year

1979

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1967

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1996

Natarsha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1967

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1979)
42
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
01020304050 19961991198719831979197519711967 5

Natarsha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
289 births that decade — 58% of Natarsha's all-time total
1960s131970s2891980s1521990s47

Natarsha by state

Where Natarsha concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Natarsha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
20 4.0%
#2 Virginia
17 3.4%
#3 Maryland
16 3.2%
#4 North Carolina
10 2.0%
#5 Tennessee
6 1.2%
#6 Alabama
5 1.0%
Florida share of Natarsha's total US births 4.0%
Even split

20 of 501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natarsha?
501 babies have been named Natarsha since 1967. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1979 with 42 births.
When was Natarsha most popular?
Natarsha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 289 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Natarsha most popular?
The top states for the name Natarsha are Florida (20 births), Virginia (17 births), Maryland (16 births).
How long has the name Natarsha been used?
Natarsha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 30 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Natarsha?
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.

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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, 1967–1996 (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.