Girls' name · since 1934

Natasha

97,652 babies named Natasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#384 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,146 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
97,652
born since 1934
1980s
peak decade

Natasha currently ranks #1146 among girls' names in America, with 97,652 babies recorded since 1934.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natasha has been recorded 97,652 times among girls since 1934, currently ranked #1146 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.

  • #384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,146 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 97,652 born since 1934
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natasha ranks #384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,146 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 97,652 born since 1934, peaking in the 1980s.

#384 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,146 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
97,652
born since 1934
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%93.3%
Natasha vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Natasha's 97,652 recorded births place it above 99.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Natasha compares

97,652 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Natasha's all-time total is 260x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Natasha Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 97,652 376 567,345
Peak-year births 4,131 21 19,840

Natasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Natasha splits its recorded history at 1981: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 4,131 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Natasha popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
4,131
Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 193419491961197319851997200920212025 202

Natasha popularity over time - boys

285 total births recorded since 1972 (Natasha as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 285 births
051015202530 197219751978198119841987199019932004 7

Natasha by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (38,213 births, 39% of the file).

1980s was Natasha's strongest decade.

38,213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Natasha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 38,213 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Natasha 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 Natasha's total volume

Natasha vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -90, 9.8%-146, 2.4%-76, 5.1%-134, 5.5%-146, 1.7%-90, 3.9%-29, 6.9%-139, 5.2%-141, 3.7%-74, 4.8%-138, 3.2%-146, 7.1%-126, 7.8%-115, 4.6%-119, 2.9%Natasha-92, 4.2%Natasha
Natasha vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Natasha by state

Where Natasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Natasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10,614 10.9%
#2 New York
8,832 9.0%
#3 Texas
6,144 6.3%
#4 Florida
5,307 5.4%
#5 Illinois
3,750 3.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
3,680 3.8%
#7 Ohio
3,561 3.6%
#8 New Jersey
3,021 3.1%
California share of Natasha's total US births 10.9%
Even split

10,614 of 97,652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Natasha appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natasha?
97,652 babies have been named Natasha since 1934. All-time, it sits at #384 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,146 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1987 with 4,131 births.
Where does Natasha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natasha ranks #384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,146 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Natasha most popular?
Natasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38,213 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Natasha most popular?
The top states for the name Natasha are California (10,614 births), New York (8,832 births), Texas (6,144 births).
How long has the name Natasha been used?
Natasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 92 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Natasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Natalie, Natalia, Nathalie, Nataly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Natasha's data

  • Natasha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (38,213 total births); usage has since declined to 1,654 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Natashas (10,614 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.

Keep exploring Natasha

Nearby Names Like Natasha

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Natasha

Names with a similar popularity rank to Natasha

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Natasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1934–2025 (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 Natasha 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.