Natasha
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Russian, Ukrainian borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century, diminutive of Natalia and Natalya. Borrowed from Russian Ната́ша (Natáša), an informal pet form of Ната́лья (Natálʹja), cognate to Natalie.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Natasha (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Natasha has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2005. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 284 |
| 2000 | 306 |
| 2001 | 327 |
| 2002 | 357 |
| 2003 | 371 |
| 2004 | 393 |
| 2005 | 417 |
| 2006 | 433 |
| 2007 | 455 |
| 2008 | 482 |
| 2009 | 510 |
| 2010 | 529 |
| 2011 | 536 |
| 2012 | 557 |
| 2013 | 577 |
| 2014 | 597 |
| 2015 | 618 |
| 2016 | 629 |
| 2017 | 646 |
| 2018 | 681 |
| 2019 | 699 |
| 2020 | 708 |
Natasha in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Natasha.Hi! My name is Natasha.
- Natasha bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Natasha lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Natasha i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Natasha this afternoon.
- Natashas mamma är lärare.Natasha's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Natashas mamma is Natasha's mum.
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Questions about Natasha
How do you pronounce Natasha in Swedish?
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What does the name Natasha mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Russian, Ukrainian borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century, diminutive of Natalia and Natalya. Borrowed from Russian Ната́ша (Natáša), an informal pet form of Ната́лья (Natálʹja), cognate to Natalie.
How popular is Natasha in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Natasha in 2022. In 2020, 708 people in Sweden had Natasha as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2005 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.