Recorded 1972–1998 Girls' name Peak 1979 363 births

Natesha — girls' name

363 babies named Natesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1001980s1531990s110
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Natesha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

23 babies were named Natesha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Natesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 363 babies named Natesha between 1972 and 1998, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Natesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Natesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 153 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Natesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Natesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Natesha 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 363 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.

Natesha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

363

Since 1972

27 years of records

Peak year

1979

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1972

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1998

Natesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1972

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1979)
23
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 19981994199019861982197819741972 9

Natesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
153 births that decade — 42% of Natesha's all-time total
1970s1001980s1531990s110

Natesha by state

Where Natesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Natesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 1.7%
Florida share of Natesha's total US births 1.7%

6 of 363 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natesha?
363 babies have been named Natesha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1979 with 23 births.
When was Natesha most popular?
Natesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 153 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Natesha most popular?
The top states for the name Natesha are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Natesha been used?
Natesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 27 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Natesha?
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, 1972–1998 (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.