Given name
Natacha
“born on Christmas Day”
Natacha is a variant of Natasha. In Russian use, Natasha carries the interpretation “born on Christmas Day.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Natacha is a variant of Natasha. In Russian use, Natasha carries the interpretation “born on Christmas Day.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Natacha is an alternative form of Natasha. Natasha comes from Russian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In French usage, Natacha is an affectionate form of Наталия. In French usage, Natacha is a diminutive of Наталья.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Natacha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,376
- 0 boys · 1,376 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 61 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,983 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Natacha’s family of names
In French usage, Natacha has a diminutive in Tachok. In Portuguese usage, Natacha has a related form in Natasha. In Portuguese usage, Natacha has a conventional equivalent in the English form Natasha.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Natacha has relatives in 23 languages.
22 related names in 23 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Natacha
- Natacha AtlasTunisian-Belgian actor, musician and singer who combines Arabic and African elements in modern electronic music (born 1964)
- Natacha RégnierBelgian actressborn 1974
- Natacha RambovaAmerican film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)
- Nathacha AppanahMauritian-French authorborn 1973
- Natacha GachnangSwiss racing driverborn 1987
- Natacha AmalBelgian actressborn 1968
- Natacha Ngoye AkamabiRepublic of Congo sprinterborn 1993
- Natacha LindingerFrench actressborn 1970
- Natacha PolonyFrench journalist and essayistborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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