Given name · also Russian
Natasja
“birthday”
Natasja is a feminine given name from Russian, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Dutch, Danish, and Faroese.
Original LatinNatalia
Meaning & origin
What it means
Natasja goes back to Russian Наташа, meaning “birthday.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Natasja comes from Russian, and ultimately from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Natasja is a diminutive of Наталия. In Dutch usage, Natasja developed from Natalia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Natasja through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 77
- 0 boys · 77 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 10 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 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 163 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.
Natasja’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Natasja is a diminutive of Наталия. In Dutch usage, Natasja developed from the Latin form Natalia. In English usage, Natasja has a related form in Natasha.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Natasja has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Natasja comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Natasja
- Natasja SaadDanish singer and rapper (1974–2007)
- Natasja VermeerDutch actress, singer, modelborn 1973
- Natasja Crone BackDanish television presenterborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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