Natasha — #932 US girls' name
97,446 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.
More common than 95% of names given to girls today.
39% of everyone ever named Natasha was born in this single decade.
4,131 babies were named Natasha in 1987 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Natasha
The Social Security Administration has registered 97,446 babies named Natasha between 1934 and 2024, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Natasha currently holds the #932 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 4,131 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Natasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38,213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Natasha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10,580 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Natasha in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Natasha 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 97,446 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.
Natasha at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Natasha popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1934
- Peak year (1987)
- 4,131
- Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
Currently ranks #932 among girls.
97,446 total births across 91 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1987 with 4,131 births in a single year.
Natasha popularity over time — boys
285 total births recorded since 1972 (Natasha as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Natasha accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Natasha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 38,213 births that decade — 39% of Natasha's all-time total
Natasha decade highlights
- Peak decade 38,213 births
- Runner-up 21,977 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Natasha's strongest decade
38,213 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
Natasha by state
Where Natasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10,580 | 10.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 8,822 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6,112 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5,287 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,750 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 3,673 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 3,555 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 3,014 | 3.1% |
10,580 of 97,446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 10.9% of nationwide
- New York 9.1% of nationwide
- Texas 6.3% of nationwide
- Florida 5.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 10.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Natasha appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1934–2024 (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.