Zasha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZAH-shah
- Origin
- Greek
Zasha is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of mankind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zasha mean?
Greek: Z-spelling of Sasha, Russian short form of Alexandra
“defender of mankind”
Z-spelling of Sasha, a Russian short form of Alexander and Alexandra.
Is Zasha a girl's or a boy's name?
Zasha is a girls' name.
How popular is Zasha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Zasha in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zasha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Names like Zasha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaira Safa Zainab Zahara Zayla Zamira Zaya Zayda Salma Zayra Hafsa Hiba
Names related to Zasha
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Zasha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zasha, updated 20 October 2026.