Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Natasha

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
rebirth-from anastacia
Russian
Nickname for Natalya; Born on Christmas Day

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Natasha

Pronunciation

n(a)-ta-sha

Famous People

Canadian actress Natasha Henstridge, British actress Natasha Richardson, British actress Natascha McElhone

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Michael Caine, Daughter of Candace Cameron and Valeri Bure, Daughter of Vanessa Redgrave

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1986 (rank #2095, 27 births); most recent 2004 (rank #8920, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #71, 4,129 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1144, 202 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–202
2024–283
2023–260
2022–337
2021–297
2020–272
2019–305
2018–337
2017–356
2016–390

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #33, 1,751 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1362, 23 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202523
202426
202336
202244
202146
202057
201948
201859
201771
201699

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #854, 45 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2145, 13 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202313
20226
202114
202019
201913
201813
201719
201622
201518
201414

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #76, 99 births); most recent 2024 (rank #714, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
20233
20224
20217
20206
2019–
20185
20175
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #31, 221 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
20233
20223
2021–
20205
2019–
20187
20179
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #34, 67 births); most recent 2019 (rank #336, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20194
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #19, 139 births); most recent 2022 (rank #484, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20227
20216
20206
20195
2018–
20179
201611
20159
20147

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence