Recorded 1969–2013 Girls' name Peak 1980 1,860 births

Natisha — girls' name

1,860 babies named Natisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Natisha was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

123 babies were named Natisha in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Natisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,860 babies named Natisha between 1969 and 2013, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Natisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 123 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Natisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 840 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Natisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 154 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Natisha in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Natisha 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 1,860 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.

Natisha at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

1,860

Since 1969

45 years of records

Peak year

1980

123 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1969

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2013

Natisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1969

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1980)
123
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Natisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
840 births that decade — 45% of Natisha's all-time total
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Natisha by state

Where Natisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Natisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
154 8.3%
#2 Texas
86 4.6%
#3 California
68 3.7%
#4 North Carolina
56 3.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
37 2.0%
#6 Virginia
36 1.9%
#7 Ohio
31 1.7%
#8 Florida
30 1.6%
New York share of Natisha's total US births 8.3%
Even split

154 of 1,860 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Natisha appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natisha?
1,860 babies have been named Natisha since 1969. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1980 with 123 births.
When was Natisha most popular?
Natisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 840 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Natisha most popular?
The top states for the name Natisha are New York (154 births), Texas (86 births), California (68 births).
How long has the name Natisha been used?
Natisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 45 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Natisha?
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, 1969–2013 (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.