Natascha
Derived from the Russian Natalia, meaning "birthday of the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 854 living Americans carry the first name Natascha. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Natascha today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Natascha births was 1972 (49 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Natascha. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Natascha with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
854
~ 1 in 401,352 Americans
Peak year
1972
49 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2021 SSA rank
#14,736
Tracked since 1966
Census
Natascha in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,274 people with the first name Natascha, which placed it at #10,457 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,457
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,274 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Natascha
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Natascha is White at 64.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.1%) and Black (11.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Natascha described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Natascha at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.4% · 821
- Hispanic or Latino12.1% · 154
- Black or African American11.0% · 140
- Two or more races10.8% · 137
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 7
Popularity
Natascha: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Natascha from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 327 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Natascha 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 Natascha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Nataschas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Florida, New York recorded the most babies named Natascha, while Texas, Ohio, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Natascha
The name Natascha is a variant of the Russian name Natalia, which is derived from the Latin name Natalis, meaning "birthday" or "relating to birth." The name Natalia emerged in the Christian tradition, referring to the Nativity or birth of Christ.
The earliest recorded use of the name Natascha can be traced back to the 18th century in Russia. It became popular among the Russian aristocracy and was later adopted by other Slavic cultures, including Ukraine and Poland.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Natascha was Natalya Alexeyevna Romanova (1673-1716), the first wife of Tsar Alexei I of Russia. Another notable figure was Natalya Naryshkina (1651-1694), the second wife of Tsar Alexei I and the mother of Tsar Peter the Great.
In literature, the name Natascha gained prominence in Leo Tolstoy's classic novel "War and Peace," where Natasha Rostova is a central character. This further popularized the name in Russia and beyond.
Other notable historical figures with the name Natascha include:
1. Natalya Goncharova (1881-1962), a Russian avant-garde artist and set designer.
2. Natalya Simonovna Sats (1903-1993), a Soviet film actress known for her roles in classic Russian films.
3. Natalya Andreichenko (1937-2023), a Soviet and Russian actress best known for her role in the film "Sibiriada."
4. Natalya Bessmertnova (1941-2008), a renowned Russian prima ballerina and choreographer.
5. Natalya Estemirova (1958-2009), a human rights activist from Chechnya who was abducted and killed for her work.
The name Natascha has also been used in various artistic works, including the ballet "The Nutcracker" and the film "Natasha's Dance," further solidifying its cultural significance.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Natascha
People
Natascha + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Natascha 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
Natascha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Natascha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 854 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Natascha 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 401,352 US residents.
Is Natascha a common name?
We classify Natascha as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 915 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Natascha most popular?
The single biggest year for Natascha was 1972, when 49 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Natascha is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Natascha in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,274 people with the name Natascha, or 0.42 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,457 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Natascha in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Natascha?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Natascha appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,274 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Natascha?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Natascha is White at 64.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.1%) and Black (11.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Natascha most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Natascha in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.4% (821 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Natascha in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Natascha a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Natascha 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.
Is Natascha still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Natascha in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Natascha can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people have the name Natascha?
Find out how many people have the name Natascha on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.