Natascha
Natasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia.
Meaning & Origin of Natascha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Natasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia.
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The Story of Natascha
Natascha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 49 Nataschas were born — ranking #1,771 that year. As of 2026, Natascha ranks #13,458 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 915 Nataschas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Natascha
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- Natasha Adair (born 1972), American basketball coach
- Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican swimmer
- Natasha Akpoti (born 1979), Nigerian politician
- Natasha Al-Maani (1959–2023), Jordanian artist
- Natasha Al-Naber (born 1995), Jordanian footballer
- Natasha Alam (born 1973), Uzbekistani-American actress and model
- Natasha Alexenko (1973–2024), American-Canadian crime victim advocate
- Natasha S. Alford (born 1986), American journalist
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Names that sound like Natascha
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About the name Natascha
Natascha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 915 births in the dataset. Natascha's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #1,771. Use the chart and map above to compare Natascha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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