Natasha
About Natasha
Natasha, an appealing, still unusual name, entered the American mainstream post-Cold War but seems to have peaked in the eighties, replaced by the more straightforward Natalie. As is common for Natashas the world over, the Obamas shorten their Natasha's name to Sasha.
Cultural references range from the central character in Tolstoy's War and Peace to Chekhov's Three Sisters and some of his short stories to comix heroine agent Natasha Romanoff, and was seen on screen in Iron Man 2 and The Avengers.
As of October 2026, Natasha ranked #1148 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #70 in 1986, Nameberry popularity #496.
Editor's take: The name Natasha is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "birthday of the Lord".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #644 | 444 | 248.6 |
| 2015 | #669 | 428 | 239.8 |
| 2016 | #730 | 390 | 220.1 |
| 2017 | #775 | 356 | 206.2 |
| 2018 | #808 | 337 | 198.1 |
| 2019 | #885 | 305 | 181.7 |
| 2020 | #944 | 272 | 168.3 |
| 2021 | #908 | 297 | 181 |
| 2022 | #833 | 337 | 205.5 |
| 2023 | #986 | 260 | 162 |
| 2024 | #933 | 283 | 174.7 |
| 2025 | #1,148 | 202 | 125.7 |
World rankings
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Famous Natashas
- Natasha Schneider
Russian actress, musician and singer,songwriter
- Natasha Gregson
Wagner, American actress
- Natasha Jane Richardson
English actress
- Natasha Anne Bedingfield
English pop singer and songwriter
- Natasha Bianca Lyonne
American actress
- Natasha Leggero
American actress/comedienne
- Natasha Tonya Henstridge
Canadian actress
- Natasha Negovanlis
Canadian actress/singer/writer
- Natalya "Natasha" Galkina
Russian,American model
- Natasha Poly (born Natalya Polevshchikova)
Russian supermodel
- Natasha Hamilton
English pop singer of Atomic Kitten
- Matreya Natasha Fedor
Canadian actress
- Natasha Haleema Micklewhite (b. 1973)
daughter of actors Michael and Shakira Caine
- Natasha Pokhis (b. 1990)
daughter of comedian Yakov Smirnoff
- Natasha Bure (b. 1998)
American singer; daughter of actress Candace Cameron,Bure
- Natasha Farrell (b. 2000)
daughter of actors Stella Gonet and Nicholas Farrell
- Natasha "Sasha" Obama (b. 2001)
daughter of President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama
- Natasha Alexander Rodriguez (b. 2004)
daughter of baseball player Alex Rodriguez
- Natasha Alena Mishkutionok
Hainline (b. 2006), daughter of skater Natalia Mishkutionok and Alan Hainline
- Natasha aka Nata Lee
(b. 1999) Russian model on Instagram
Natasha in pop culture
- Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow
character in Marvel's Avengers series
- Natasha "Tash" Williams
character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
- Natasha Fatale
character on "The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show"
- Natasha Rostova
character in Tolstoy's "War and Peace" and also the main character in the musical "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- Natasha
main character in Barbara Cartland's "As Eagles Fly"
- Natasha Hyatt
character in "The Basic Eight" by Daniel Handler
- "Natasha
" song by Rufus Wainwright