Girls' name · since 1962
Natosha
3,105 babies named Natosha in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,105
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Natosha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,105 have been recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Natosha recorded 3,105 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2010.
- #3,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,105 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natosha ranks #3,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,105 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,105
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Natosha's 3,105 recorded births place it above 95.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Natosha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Natosha's full recorded timeline at 1988, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 161 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Natosha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2010
- Peak year (1986)
- 161
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Natosha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,467 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Natosha's strongest decade.
1,467 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Natosha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
846 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,467 births
- 1990s
1990s
634 births
- 2000s 115
2000s
115 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,467 births (47% of all-time use).
How Natosha 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 Natosha's total volume
Natosha by state
Where Natosha concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 196 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 139 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 125 | 4.0% |
| #4 | California | | 118 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 107 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 107 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 94 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 86 | 2.8% |
196 of 3,105 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Natosha appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Natosha's data
- Natosha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,467 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Natoshas (196 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Natosha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
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, 1962–2010 (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 Natosha 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.