Sasha
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- SASH-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,019 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #683 for girls
Sasha is a name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 1,019th for girls in the UK (36 babies) and 683rd for girls in the US (414 babies).
What does Sasha mean?
Greek: Russian pet form of Alexander and Alexandra
“defender of men”
A Russian pet form of Alexander and Alexandra, used for both boys and girls.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sasha a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sasha has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 36 girls and 28 boys in the UK and 414 girls and 47 boys in the US.
How popular is Sasha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,019th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36 about 1 in 7,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the UK were named Sasha, making it the 1,019th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 539th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 464 girls. 28 boys were also named Sasha in 2025 (1,133rd for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Sasha since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Sasha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 39 girls in the UK were given Sasha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #863, up from #1,019 for this spelling alone.
- Sasha 36
- Sacha 3
Girls were 96% of the babies named Sasha in the UK in 1996, and 56% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 973rd in England and Wales.
Sasha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #1,019 |
| 2024 | 48 | #826 |
| 2023 | 61 | #654 |
| 2022 | 70 | #603 |
| 2021 | 71 | #596 |
| 2020 | 82 | #539 |
| 2019 | 75 | #584 |
| 2018 | 88 | #532 |
| 2017 | 112 | #436 |
| 2016 | 97 | #490 |
| 2015 | 125 | #407 |
| 2014 | 146 | #344 |
| 2013 | 133 | #380 |
| 2012 | 224 | #246 |
| 2011 | 205 | #270 |
| 2010 | 268 | #217 |
| 2009 | 322 | #184 |
| 2008 | 314 | #191 |
| 2007 | 313 | #194 |
| 2006 | 297 | #195 |
| 2005 | 315 | #184 |
| 2004 | 364 | #163 |
| 2003 | 372 | #149 |
| 2002 | 365 | #144 |
| 2001 | 383 | #137 |
| 2000 | 381 | #139 |
| 1999 | 464 | #120 |
| 1998 | 343 | #151 |
| 1997 | 384 | #143 |
| 1996 | 349 | #142 |
How popular is Sasha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 683rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 414 about 1 in 3,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 414 girls in the US were named Sasha, making it the 683rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 605th. Its busiest year was 1988, with 1,886 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956. 47 boys were also named Sasha in 2025 (2,718th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Sasha than any year since 1979.
Half of all the girls named Sasha in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 90% of the babies named Sasha in the US were girls.
Sasha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 414 | #683 |
| 2024 | 464 | #636 |
| 2023 | 483 | #618 |
| 2022 | 463 | #636 |
| 2021 | 529 | #573 |
| 2020 | 482 | #605 |
| 2019 | 477 | #628 |
| 2018 | 539 | #572 |
| 2017 | 604 | #518 |
| 2016 | 589 | #527 |
| 2015 | 578 | #541 |
| 2014 | 543 | #564 |
| 2013 | 707 | #431 |
| 2012 | 694 | #450 |
| 2011 | 858 | #374 |
| 2010 | 944 | #341 |
| 2009 | 1,251 | #261 |
| 2008 | 916 | #361 |
| 2007 | 926 | #350 |
| 2006 | 983 | #336 |
| 2005 | 844 | #371 |
| 2004 | 850 | #368 |
| 2003 | 827 | #368 |
| 2002 | 810 | #367 |
| 2001 | 662 | #424 |
| 2000 | 579 | #476 |
| 1999 | 567 | #466 |
| 1998 | 615 | #431 |
| 1997 | 625 | #417 |
| 1996 | 699 | #380 |
| 1995 | 715 | #366 |
| 1994 | 694 | #374 |
| 1993 | 839 | #317 |
| 1992 | 948 | #291 |
| 1991 | 1,002 | #278 |
| 1990 | 1,491 | #199 |
| 1989 | 1,698 | #168 |
| 1988 | 1,886 | #147 |
| 1987 | 1,802 | #152 |
| 1986 | 1,159 | #225 |
| 1985 | 598 | #380 |
| 1984 | 466 | #445 |
| 1983 | 531 | #406 |
| 1982 | 434 | #480 |
| 1981 | 491 | #433 |
| 1980 | 633 | #370 |
| 1979 | 390 | #508 |
| 1978 | 402 | #484 |
| 1977 | 315 | #557 |
| 1976 | 249 | #626 |
| 1975 | 228 | #668 |
| 1974 | 248 | #625 |
| 1973 | 271 | #582 |
| 1972 | 149 | #863 |
| 1971 | 102 | #1,140 |
| 1970 | 64 | #1,526 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,897 |
| 1968 | 33 | #2,091 |
| 1967 | 28 | #2,272 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Names like Sasha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isha, Priya, Aisha, Anya, Prisha, Krisha, Saanvi, Shreya, Safa, Summer, Hana, Viha
Other spellings of Sasha
Names related to Sasha
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Sasha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sasha, updated 20 October 2026.