Natasha

#1,144 for girls in 2025, 202 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,927
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1986 · 3,872 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
97,652
since 1934

Natasha over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #70, 1986girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,144202—
2024#929285—
2023#983261—
2022#831337—
2021#907297—
2020#942272—
2019#883305—
2018#807337—
2017#775356—
2016#727390—
2015#669428—
2014#642444—
2013#582494—
2012#535565—
2011#489606—
2010#456675—
2009#401786—
2008#414776—
2007#387848—
2006#356919—
2005#3121,029—
2004#3041,060#8,9277
2003#321970—
2002#3051,025—
2001#2901,080—
2000#2811,144—
1999#2541,244—
1998#2051,522—
1997#1891,594—
1996#1701,845—
1995#1542,104—
1994#1332,382—
1993#1402,279#7,6386
1992#1202,813#6,1288
1991#1132,924#6,5197
1990#1053,270#5,8238
1989#873,668#2,78422
1988#734,039#2,68221
1987#734,131#3,07216
1986#703,872#2,09627
1985#793,553#3,80511
1984#773,709#2,95615
1983#713,955#2,14024
1982#714,128#2,83116
1981#853,730#3,03014
1980#893,428#2,96515
1979#1102,796#3,01814
1978#1142,555#4,1578
1977#1162,503#4,5827
1976#1312,095#4,4187
1975#1451,844#3,6599
1974#1412,005#5,2275
1973#1551,784#3,22310
1972#1701,729#3,6228
1971#2291,303—
1970#350717—
1969#427510—
1968#537319—
1967#629228—
1966#860135—
1965#922120—
1964#1,073103—
1963#1,056103—
1962#1,14591—
1961#1,095100—
1960#1,13891—
1959#1,17482—
1958#1,22176—
1957#1,42755—
1956#1,89732—
1955#2,15625—
1954#2,77916—
1953#2,43119—
1952#3,7969—
1951#2,93713—
1950#5,3015—
1949#3,6129—
1948#3,13711—
1947#2,63715—
1946#4,9605—
1945#2,59812—
1944#3,6877—
1943#2,35215—
1942#4,6225—
1941#3,5597—
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First appearance
1934

The first year at least five girls were named Natasha! It came in at #3,802, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1935–1938, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Natasha is popular in 1981

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #75 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 294 girlsAKMaine: #147 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 699 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Natasha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #138 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 668 girlsNHWashington: #130 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 627 girlsWAIdaho: #151 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 624 girlsIDMontana: #115 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 475 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #76 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 305 girlsNDMinnesota: #122 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 594 girlsMNIllinois: #102 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 482 girlsILWisconsin: #125 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 636 girlsWIMichigan: #119 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 624 girlsMINew York: #67 for girls · 290 births · 1 in 349 girlsNYMassachusetts: #165 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 878 girlsMARhode Island: #124 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 636 girlsRIOregon: #140 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 679 girlsORNevada: #54 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 230 girlsNVWyoming: #87 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 365 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #128 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 562 girlsSDIowa: #112 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 588 girlsIAIndiana: #88 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 453 girlsINOhio: #86 for girls · 170 births · 1 in 425 girlsOHPennsylvania: #90 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 447 girlsPANew Jersey: #90 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 414 girlsNJConnecticut: #113 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 531 girlsCTCalifornia: #122 for girls · 297 births · 1 in 610 girlsCAUtah: #115 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 576 girlsUTColorado: #65 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 315 girlsCONebraska: #140 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 681 girlsNEMissouri: #79 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 382 girlsMOKentucky: #58 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 284 girlsKYWest Virginia: #65 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 311 girlsWVVirginia: #64 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 295 girlsVAMaryland: #95 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 456 girlsMDDelaware: #109 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 429 girlsDEArizona: #95 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 454 girlsAZNew Mexico: #59 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 259 girlsNMKansas: #78 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 368 girlsKSArkansas: #43 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 219 girlsARTennessee: #54 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 245 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #57 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 261 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #41 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 191 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #35 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 144 girlsDCOklahoma: #56 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 296 girlsOKLouisiana: #50 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 245 girlsLAMississippi: #41 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 203 girlsMSAlabama: #52 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 250 girlsALGeorgia: #54 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 272 girlsGAHawaii: #20 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 110 girlsHITexas: #85 for girls · 284 births · 1 in 436 girlsTXFlorida: #57 for girls · 182 births · 1 in 297 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#20 · 1 in 110
  2. District of Columbia#35 · 1 in 144
  3. South Carolina#41 · 1 in 191
  4. Mississippi#41 · 1 in 203
  5. Arkansas#43 · 1 in 219

Best ever in a state: #20 in Hawaii, 1981.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#20441 in 110
District of Columbia#35401 in 144
Mississippi#41781 in 203
South Carolina#41941 in 191
Arkansas#43581 in 219
Louisiana#501251 in 245
Alabama#52911 in 250
Georgia#541281 in 272
Nevada#54191 in 230
Tennessee#541141 in 245
Oklahoma#56681 in 296
Florida#571821 in 297
North Carolina#571271 in 261
Kentucky#58841 in 284
New Mexico#59361 in 259
Virginia#641021 in 295
Colorado#65661 in 315
West Virginia#65371 in 311
New York#672901 in 349
Alaska#75101 in 294
North Dakota#76161 in 305
Kansas#78421 in 368
Missouri#79841 in 382
Texas#852841 in 436
Ohio#861701 in 425
Wyoming#8791 in 365
Indiana#88771 in 453
New Jersey#90901 in 414
Pennsylvania#901551 in 447
Arizona#95441 in 454
Maryland#95461 in 456
Illinois#1021561 in 482
Delaware#10971 in 429
Iowa#112331 in 588
Connecticut#113291 in 531
Montana#115101 in 475
Utah#115281 in 576
Michigan#119941 in 624
California#1222971 in 610
Minnesota#122491 in 594
Rhode Island#12471 in 636
Wisconsin#125491 in 636
South Dakota#12881 in 562
Washington#130441 in 627
New Hampshire#13881 in 668
Nebraska#140161 in 681
Oregon#140251 in 679
Maine#14791 in 699
Idaho#151111 in 624
Massachusetts#165361 in 878
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Natasha
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 215 spots since 2024 (#929 → #1,144)
  • 202 spots since 2020 (#942 → #1,144)
  • 475 spots since 2015 (#669 → #1,144)
  • Biggest jump: 231 spots in 1967 (#860 → #629)
  • Biggest drop: 215 spots in 2025 (#929 → #1,144)
Rise & fade · girls
52 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1934
  • Peaked 1986 at #70 (3,872 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1980–1989
  • Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1965–2024
Share of babies · girls
1 in 410
  • Highest: 1 in 410 girls born in 1982 were named Natasha (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,957 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #70 in 1986, was only 1 in 443 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 39.1% of all girls named Natasha (38,213) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s22#3,782 (1939)#4,027
1940s86#2,352 (1943)#3,463
1950s332#1,174 (1959)#2,512
1960s1,800#427 (1969)#888
1970s19,331#110 (1979)#166
1980s38,213#70 (1986)#78
1990s21,977#105 (1990)#158
2000s9,637#281 (2000)#337
2010s4,600#456 (2010)#657
2020s1,654#831 (2022)#956

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Natasha in 1981

girls
#85
3,730 births · 1 in 447 girls
boys
#3,030
14 births · 1 in 127,941 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #85Natasha3,730

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #3,030Natasha14
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 447 of them was named Natasha, which outranked 99.3% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Natasha
  1. #82Kathleen3,776
  2. #83Stacey3,754
  3. #84Heidi3,738
  4. #85Natasha3,730
  5. #86Candice3,698
  6. #87Victoria3,689
  7. #88Julia3,668
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 127,941 of them was named Natasha, which outranked 58.4% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Natasha
  1. #2,898Wyman15
  2. #2,898Yasin15
  3. #2,898Yolanda15
  4. #3,030Natasha14
  5. #3,030Able14
  6. #3,030Aden14
  7. #3,030Adrean14
  8. #3,221Adolphus13
  9. #3,221Akiva13
  10. #3,221Alistair13

Tied with 190 names at #3,030; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,321Marchello#2,162 → #841
  2. ↑ 1,104Skylar#2,058 → #954
  3. ↑ 816Kellen#1,432 → #616
  4. ↑ 499Marcello#1,291 → #792
  5. ↑ 456Tyrel#1,089 → #633
Fallers
  1. ↓ 306Kenyatta#871 → #1,177
  2. ↓ 284Seneca#718 → #1,002
  3. ↓ 247Kimberly#989 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 216Chadd#927 → #1,143
  5. ↓ 214Levar#911 → #1,125

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1981 →