Saskia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAS-kee-a
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #848 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,264 for girls
Saskia is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “Saxon”. In 2025 it ranked 848th for girls in the UK (45 babies) and 4,264th for girls in the US (33 babies).
What does Saskia mean?
Germanic: Dutch, probably from an old Germanic name linked to the Saxons
“Saxon”
A Dutch name made famous by Saskia van Uylenburgh, wife of Rembrandt and model for many of his paintings.
Is Saskia a girl's or a boy's name?
Saskia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 45 girls in the UK and 33 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Saskia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 848th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45 about 1 in 6,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the UK were named Saskia, making it the 848th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 657th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 410 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Saskia since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Saskia in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 807th in England and Wales.
Saskia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #848 |
| 2024 | 59 | #694 |
| 2023 | 49 | #788 |
| 2022 | 59 | #689 |
| 2021 | 52 | #780 |
| 2020 | 62 | #657 |
| 2019 | 64 | #663 |
| 2018 | 63 | #691 |
| 2017 | 84 | #557 |
| 2016 | 77 | #598 |
| 2015 | 75 | #619 |
| 2014 | 67 | #655 |
| 2013 | 98 | #471 |
| 2012 | 107 | #462 |
| 2011 | 127 | #397 |
| 2010 | 127 | #394 |
| 2009 | 97 | #466 |
| 2008 | 162 | #319 |
| 2007 | 160 | #322 |
| 2006 | 149 | #324 |
| 2005 | 181 | #270 |
| 2004 | 240 | #215 |
| 2003 | 200 | #250 |
| 2002 | 205 | #239 |
| 2001 | 219 | #208 |
| 2000 | 299 | #167 |
| 1999 | 410 | #134 |
| 1998 | 227 | #214 |
| 1997 | 241 | #205 |
| 1996 | 182 | #242 |
How popular is Saskia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,264th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33 about 1 in 49,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the US were named Saskia, making it the 4,264th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,310th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Saskia in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saskia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4,264 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,695 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4,112 |
| 2022 | 30 | #4,579 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5,310 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 27 | #4,886 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4,989 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4,753 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4,385 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 29 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,105 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,659 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 31 | #3,623 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1971 | 13 | #4,309 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,201 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
Names like Saskia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safia, Safa, Summer, Safiya, Khadija, Alisha, Aaliyah, Amira, Sumayyah, Salma, Halima, Samira
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
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, “Saskia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saskia, updated 20 October 2026.