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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #63 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 234 girlsAKMaine: #58 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 254 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Natasha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #92 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 395 girlsNHWashington: #85 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 439 girlsWAIdaho: #168 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 750 girlsIDMontana: #129 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 546 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #114 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 511 girlsNDMinnesota: #115 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 634 girlsMNIllinois: #109 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 589 girlsILWisconsin: #104 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 547 girlsWIMichigan: #88 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 507 girlsMINew York: #65 for girls · 317 births · 1 in 337 girlsNYMassachusetts: #107 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 547 girlsMARhode Island: #133 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 688 girlsRIOregon: #91 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 423 girlsORNevada: #69 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 282 girlsNVWyoming: #119 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 460 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #70 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 275 girlsSDIowa: #113 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 595 girlsIAIndiana: #67 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 334 girlsINOhio: #77 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 473 girlsOHPennsylvania: #90 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 490 girlsPANew Jersey: #80 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 408 girlsNJConnecticut: #74 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 362 girlsCTCalifornia: #105 for girls · 359 births · 1 in 563 girlsCAUtah: #86 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 435 girlsUTColorado: #83 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 414 girlsCONebraska: #83 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 400 girlsNEMissouri: #96 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 519 girlsMOKentucky: #61 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 272 girlsKYWest Virginia: #56 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 246 girlsWVVirginia: #69 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 358 girlsVAMaryland: #82 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 431 girlsMDDelaware: #118 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 510 girlsDEArizona: #73 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 377 girlsAZNew Mexico: #42 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 181 girlsNMKansas: #75 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 357 girlsKSArkansas: #66 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 295 girlsARTennessee: #61 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 289 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #83 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 428 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #103 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 510 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #49 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 190 girlsDCOklahoma: #97 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 468 girlsOKLouisiana: #89 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 436 girlsLAMississippi: #58 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 263 girlsMSAlabama: #80 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 382 girlsALGeorgia: #67 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 350 girlsGAHawaii: #20 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 104 girlsHITexas: #100 for girls · 226 births · 1 in 590 girlsTXFlorida: #66 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 345 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#20 · 1 in 104
  2. New Mexico#42 · 1 in 181
  3. District of Columbia#49 · 1 in 190
  4. West Virginia#56 · 1 in 246
  5. Maine#58 · 1 in 254

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#20471 in 104
New Mexico#42531 in 181
District of Columbia#49301 in 190
West Virginia#56401 in 246
Maine#58251 in 254
Mississippi#58561 in 263
Kentucky#61781 in 272
Tennessee#61961 in 289
Alaska#63171 in 234
New York#653171 in 337
Arkansas#66431 in 295
Florida#661891 in 345
Georgia#671061 in 350
Indiana#671021 in 334
Nevada#69171 in 282
Virginia#69921 in 358
South Dakota#70151 in 275
Arizona#73611 in 377
Connecticut#74471 in 362
Kansas#75411 in 357
Ohio#771461 in 473
Alabama#80571 in 382
New Jersey#80991 in 408
Maryland#82561 in 431
Colorado#83531 in 414
Nebraska#83251 in 400
North Carolina#83831 in 428
Washington#85631 in 439
Utah#86331 in 435
Michigan#881131 in 507
Louisiana#89691 in 436
Pennsylvania#901411 in 490
Oregon#91371 in 423
New Hampshire#92151 in 395
Missouri#96621 in 519
Oklahoma#97431 in 468
Texas#1002261 in 590
South Carolina#103351 in 510
Wisconsin#104561 in 547
California#1053591 in 563
Massachusetts#107641 in 547
Illinois#1091241 in 589
Iowa#113291 in 595
North Dakota#11491 in 511
Minnesota#115451 in 634
Delaware#11861 in 510
Wyoming#11961 in 460
Montana#12981 in 546
Rhode Island#13371 in 688
Idaho#16881 in 750
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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 1985

girls
#79
3,553 births · 1 in 484 girls
boys
#3,805
11 births · 1 in 168,019 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #79Natasha3,553

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #3,805Natasha11
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 484 of them was named Natasha, which outranked 99.4% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Natasha
  1. #76Leslie3,607
  2. #77Caitlin3,593
  3. #78Leah3,572
  4. #79Natasha3,553
  5. #80Erika3,503
  6. #81Latoya3,402
  7. #82Dana3,348
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 168,019 of them was named Natasha, which outranked 49.8% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Natasha
  1. #3,599Yul12
  2. #3,599Zacchaeus12
  3. #3,599Zackry12
  4. #3,805Natasha11
  5. #3,805Achary11
  6. #3,805Aditya11
  7. #3,805Alika11
  8. #4,052Adin10
  9. #4,052Adriano10
  10. #4,052Adron10

Tied with 246 names at #3,805; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →