Recorded 1984–2004 Girls' name Peak 1996 77 births

Natasja — girls' name

77 babies named Natasja in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s432000s12
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Natasja was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Natasja in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Natasja

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Natasja between 1984 and 2004, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Natasja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Natasja performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Natasja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Natasja 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 77 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.

Natasja at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

77

Since 1984

21 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1984

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2004

Natasja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1984

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 20042000199919981997199619951990198719861984 8

Natasja by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
43 births that decade — 56% of Natasja's all-time total
1980s221990s432000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natasja?
77 babies have been named Natasja since 1984. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Natasja most popular?
Natasja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Natasja been used?
Natasja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 21 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Natasja?
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, 1984–2004 (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.