Natacha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nuh-TASH-uh
- Origin
- Latin
Natacha is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “Christmas Day”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Natacha mean?
Latin: French spelling of Natasha, the Russian pet form of Natalya
“Christmas Day”
The French spelling of Natasha, the Russian pet form of Natalya, which comes from the Latin for Christmas Day.
Is Natacha a girl's or a boy's name?
Natacha is a girls' name.
How popular is Natacha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Natacha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Natacha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Natacha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 61 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Natacha in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Natacha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,969 |
| 1991 | 50 | #2,478 |
| 1990 | 42 | #2,732 |
| 1989 | 40 | #2,763 |
| 1988 | 35 | #2,926 |
| 1987 | 43 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 52 | #2,051 |
| 1985 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 1984 | 49 | #2,049 |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,960 |
| 1982 | 48 | #2,115 |
| 1981 | 61 | #1,809 |
| 1980 | 45 | #2,218 |
| 1979 | 50 | #2,020 |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,893 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,761 |
| 1976 | 58 | #1,677 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,838 |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,937 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,732 |
| 1972 | 56 | #1,607 |
| 1971 | 49 | #1,805 |
| 1970 | 21 | #3,110 |
| 1969 | 20 | #3,011 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
Names like Natacha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Natacha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/natacha, updated 20 October 2026.