girls' name ★ peaked 1987

Natasha

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,148 Trend ↓ Falling 15%

Borrowed from Russian Ната́ша (Natáša), an informal pet form of Ната́лья (Natálʹja), cognate to Natalie.

Rank 2025
#1,148
among girls · ↓215 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
202
named Natasha · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,957
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1987
4,147 babies
All-time total
97,937
#384 all-time among girls
First recorded
1934
in Social Security records

Natasha popularity over time

97,937 babies have been named Natasha since 1934, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 22 – 22 2 – #4,123
1940s 86 – 86 9 +291% #2,414
1950s 332 – 332 33 +286% #1,181
1960s 1,800 – 1,800 180 +442% #429
1970s 19,331 68 19,399 1,940 +978% #110
1980s 38,213 181 38,394 3,839 +98% #70
1990s 21,977 29 22,006 2,201 -43% #105
2000s 9,637 7 9,644 964 -56% #281
2010s 4,600 – 4,600 460 -52% #456
2020s (to 2025) 1,654 – 1,654 276 -40% #834

Where Natasha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 195 0.12 outside top 500
2027 190 0.12 outside top 500
2028 185 0.12 outside top 500
2029 181 0.11 outside top 500
2030 178 0.11 outside top 500

Where Natasha is most popular

Girls named Natasha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.170 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, California, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Natasha born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 56 0.310 +82%
California 237 0.282 +66%
Florida 115 0.269 +58%
Massachusetts 30 0.248 +46%
Texas 194 0.241 +42%
Washington 33 0.228 +34%
New York 85 0.215 +26%
Minnesota 23 0.213 +25%
Arizona 28 0.200 +17%
Colorado 22 0.197 +16%
Pennsylvania 44 0.186 +9%
Wisconsin 15 0.146 -15%
Michigan 25 0.137 -19%
Virginia 23 0.135 -21%
North Carolina 28 0.123 -28%
Ohio 26 0.110 -36%
Nevada 5 0.108 -37%
Kansas 6 0.104 -39%
Illinois 21 0.092 -46%
Iowa 5 0.086 -50%
Utah 7 0.084 -51%
Missouri 10 0.083 -51%
Tennessee 12 0.076 -56%
Georgia 17 0.075 -56%
Indiana 10 0.071 -58%
Maryland 7 0.066 -61%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Natasha

Natasha is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,148 in 2025 with 202 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1934, 97,937 American babies have been named Natasha. Its peak came in 1987, when 4,147 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Natasha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Natasha?

The median living Natasha is about 38 years old; half are between 30 and 45. An estimated 95 thousand people named Natasha are alive in the United States today.

median 38 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Natasha year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 202 #1,148 – –
2024 285 #933 – –
2023 261 #984 – –
2022 337 #834 – –
2021 297 #908 – –
2020 272 #945 – –
2019 305 #885 – –
2018 337 #808 – –
2017 356 #775 – –
2016 390 #730 – –
2015 428 #669 – –
2014 444 #645 – –
2013 494 #582 – –
2012 565 #535 – –
2011 606 #491 – –
2010 675 #456 – –
2009 786 #402 – –
2008 776 #415 – –
2007 848 #387 – –
2006 919 #356 – –
2005 1,029 #312 – –
2004 1,060 #304 7 #9,638
2003 970 #321 – –
2002 1,025 #305 – –
2001 1,080 #291 – –
2000 1,144 #281 – –
1995 2,104 #154 – –
1990 3,270 #105 8 #6,237
1985 3,553 #79 11 #3,964
1980 3,428 #89 15 #3,056
1975 1,844 #145 9 #3,844
1970 717 #350 – –
1965 120 #931 – –
1960 91 #1,144 – –
1955 25 #2,206 – –
1950 5 #5,874 – –
1945 12 #2,700 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Natasha

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Natasha Richardson Natasha Richardson British actress (1963–2009) Contemporary
  2. 2 Natasha Lyonne Natasha Lyonne American actress and executive (born 1979) Contemporary
  3. 3 Natasha Henstridge Natasha Henstridge Canadian actress (born 1974) Contemporary
  4. 4 Natasha Gregson Wagner Natasha Gregson Wagner American actress (born 1970) Contemporary
  5. 5 Natasha Bedingfield Natasha Bedingfield British and New Zealand singer (born 1981) Contemporary
  6. 6 Natasha Zvereva Natasha Zvereva Belarusian tennis player b. 1971 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Natasha Poly Natasha Poly Russian supermodel b. 1985 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Natasha St-Pier Natasha St-Pier Canadian singer (born 1981) Contemporary
  9. 9 Natasha Klauss Natasha Klauss Actress and businesswoman (born 1975) Contemporary
  10. 10 Natasha Yarovenko Natasha Yarovenko Ukrainian-born actress b. 1979 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Natasha Korolyova Natasha Korolyova Ukrainian-born Russian singer (born 1973) Contemporary
  12. 12 Natasha Hastings Natasha Hastings American track and field sprinter b. 1986 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Natasha Kai Natasha Kai American soccer player b. 1983 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Natasha Morrison Natasha Morrison Jamaican sprinter (born 1992) Contemporary
  15. 15 Natasha Thomas Topics referred to by the same term b. 1986 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Natasha, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Natasha?

The median living Natasha is about 38 years old. Half of all living Natashas are between 30 and 45 years old.

How many people named Natasha are alive today?

An estimated 95 thousand people named Natasha are alive in the United States, based on 97,937 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Natasha mean?

Borrowed from Russian Ната́ша (Natáša), an informal pet form of Ната́лья (Natálʹja), cognate to Natalie.

How popular is the name Natasha in 2025?

Natasha ranked #1,148 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 202 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Natasha?

97,937 babies have been named Natasha in the United States since 1934, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Natasha most popular?

Natasha peaked in 1987, when 4,147 newborns received the name.

Is Natasha a boy or girl name?

Natasha is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Natasha rising or falling?

Natasha is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Natasha become more popular?

Natasha is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 178 girls named Natasha in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Natasha?

Well-known people named Natasha include Natasha Richardson (actor), Natasha Lyonne (actor), Natasha Henstridge (actor).

Names like Natasha

Names that sound and feel close to Natasha: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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