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Natarsha

Feminine

1967high 1979
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
rare

Natarsha writes the long ah of Natasha with an r, a device English speakers who drop their r's have long used: Burma is the Burmese Bama written that way, and A. A. Milne's Eeyore is a donkey's hee-haw spelled by an Englishman who does not sound the r. American speech does sound it, which gives Natarsha a voice of its own: nuh-TAR-sha.

How old is the name Natarsha?

Natarsha first appears in US birth records in 1967 — 58 years ago. The typical Natarsha alive today was born around 1978, making them about 47 years old. About 500 people named Natarsha are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Natarsha most popular?

Natarsha peaked in 1973, reaching #2171 nationally. See the whole 1973 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Natarsha

Natalia was an early Christian name taken from the Latin for Christmas, and in Russian it produced the everyday pet form Natasha. English readers met Natasha as a heroine of War and Peace and took it up as a full name. Natarsha is a later respelling that marks the stressed ah with an r, and apart from that letter it has no separate history: everything older belongs to Natasha and Natalia.

Meaning

born at Christmas (through Natasha and Natalia)

Natarsha is a spelling of Natasha, the Russian affectionate form of Natalia, from the Latin natale domini, the Lord's birthday. The meaning belongs to Natalia and comes with the spelling.

How the name formed

  1. Latin natalis
  2. Natalia
  3. Natasha
  4. Natarsha

Related forms: Natasha · Natacha · Natalia

Pronouncing Natarsha

nuh-TAR-shuh

In American speech the r is pronounced. A speaker from England or Australia, where an r after a vowel is silent, would say it exactly like Natasha.

Nicknames for Natarsha

Moderate

TashaThe standard short form of Natasha, also given as a full name
NatA short, informal form shared with Natalie and Nathan
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1967–20254221042519671996

US babies named Natarsha per year from 1967 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#21711960s1990s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1967
Most girls named
197942 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#2171reached in 1973
Change vs 1994
−16.7%5 in 1996, from 6
Natarsha sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1979, with 42 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Natarsha in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Natasha in Russian — transliteration
  • Natacha in French — related form
  • Natalia in Spanish — related form

Natarshas among us

500

people named Natarsha are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Natarsha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • Carries a settled meaning through Natasha and Natalia.
  • Tasha and Nat are established short forms.
  • Sounds close to Natasha, a name known in many languages.
What to consider
  • Most people will write Natasha, and some will assume the r is a typo; expect to spell it.
  • In American speech the r changes the sound, so it will be heard as a different name from Natasha. That is worth deciding on purpose.

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Frequently asked

How many Natarshas are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Natarsha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Natarsha in 2025?
Natarsha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Natarsha with classmates?
Natarsha will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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