How Many People Are Named Natasha?
An estimated 92,289 people in the United States have the first name Natasha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Natasha peaked in popularity in 1987 with 4,147 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Natasha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Natasha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Natasha is overwhelmingly female, 285 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Natasha has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
92,289
About 1 in 3,714 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1987
4,147 births
Total Registered
97,731
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Natasha
Natasha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 97,731 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Natasha as a male name
Ranked #9,638 in 2004
7 male births in 2004
Peak: 1986 (27 births)
Natasha as a female name
Ranked #933 in 2024
283 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (4,131 births)
Natasha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Natasha span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 38,394 babies were registered. Natasha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Natasha by Decade
How has Natasha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Natasha by State
Birth registrations for Natasha span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Vermont, Delaware, Wyoming. On average, about 1,867 Natashas were registered per state.
Natasha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Natasha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Natasha
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Natasha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Natasha?
We estimate approximately 92,289 people named Natasha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,714 Americans share this first name.
Is Natasha a common name?
Natasha is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 97,731 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Natasha most popular?
Natasha reached peak popularity in 1987, when 4,147 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Natasha is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Natasha a female name?
Natasha is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Natasha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Natasha Smith, Natasha Johnson, Natasha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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