Girls' name · since 1966
Natascha
Natascha has 916 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 916
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
916 girls have been named Natascha since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Natascha has 916 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2021.
- #7,986 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 916 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natascha ranks #7,986 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 916 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 916
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Natascha's 916 recorded births place it above 88.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Natascha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Natascha's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Natascha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2021
- Peak year (1972)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Natascha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (327 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Natascha's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Natascha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
327 births
- 1980s
1980s
212 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s 83
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 327 births (36% of all-time use).
How Natascha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Natascha's total volume
Natascha by state
Where Natascha concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
67 of 916 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Natascha's data
- Natascha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nataschas (67 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Natascha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1966–2021 (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 Natascha 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.