Nastasha
A feminine diminutive of the Russian Natalia, meaning "birthday girl".
Name Census estimates that about 395 living Americans carry the first name Nastasha. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Nastasha today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nastasha births was 1987 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nastasha. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
395
~ 1 in 867,733 Americans
Peak year
1987
31 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2012 SSA rank
#14,576
Tracked since 1972
Popularity
Nastasha: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nastasha from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 217 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nastasha by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nastasha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Nastashas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, New Jersey, New York recorded the most babies named Nastasha, while New York, New Jersey, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Nastasha
The name Nastasha has its origins in the Russian language, derived from the name Anastasia, which itself comes from the Greek name Anastasia, meaning "resurrection." It is believed to have gained popularity during the Byzantine era, around the 4th century AD.
Nastasha is a diminutive form of Anastasia, often used as a more familiar or affectionate variant. The name first appeared in written records in Russia during the Middle Ages, particularly in religious texts and documents.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Nastasha can be found in the 16th-century work "The Tale of the Princes of Vladimir," where it is mentioned as the name of a character. This suggests that the name was already in use among the Russian nobility at that time.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Nastasha. One such example is Nastasha Romanovna Golitsyna (1713-1796), a Russian noblewoman and lady-in-waiting to Empress Elizabeth of Russia.
Another prominent figure was Nastasha Konstantinovna Tolstaya (1835-1913), a Russian aristocrat and the daughter of the famous writer Leo Tolstoy. She was known for her philanthropic work and her support for women's education.
In the realm of literature, the name Nastasha is perhaps most famously associated with the character Nastasya Filippovna from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel "The Idiot," published in 1869. This fictional character has become an iconic representation of the name in Russian culture.
Additionally, Nastasha Rostova, a character in Leo Tolstoy's epic novel "War and Peace," published in 1869, has also contributed to the name's literary significance.
Beyond Russia, the name Nastasha has been adopted in various forms in other cultures and languages. For instance, it appears as Nastassia in Polish, Nastasja in Swedish, and Nastassja in German.
People
Nastasha + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nastasha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nastasha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nastasha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 395 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nastasha going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 867,733 US residents.
Is Nastasha a common name?
We classify Nastasha as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 414 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nastasha most popular?
The single biggest year for Nastasha was 1987, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nastasha is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Nastasha a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nastasha in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.