NATASHA  

Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive of NATALIA
Meaning: "born on Christmas Day"

Popularity in 2008: #413

The appealing, still exotic Natasha entered the American mainstream post-Cold War, but seems to have peaked in the nineties; replaced by the more straightforward Natalie. Singer Tori Amos came up with the unusual variation NATASHYA for her daughter. The Barack Obamas shorten their Natasha's name to Sasha.

Variations:
Nataschenka, Natascha, Tasha, Nastassya, Tusya, Tasya, Natosha, Tata, Natassia, Natashia, Nastasya, Natasia, Natasya

Natasha is being discussed in our message boards:

• narrowing my list...need help
• Malia & Sasha
• New Baby Name Game!!!
• Babies born in the Isle of Man
• Elimination (Triplets - Girls)

Read Nameberry blog posts about Natasha:

• BRITISH BABY NAMES
• GIRLY NAMES WITH TOMBOY NICKNAMES
• RUSSIAN GIRLS' NAMES
• RUSSIAN BABY NAMES
• CHRISTMAS NAMES BEYOND NICHOLAS AND NOEL