Sasha

Girl name

Sasha has been given to 40,238 babies in the U.S. since 1956. It peaked in 1988 and currently ranks #684 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from the Slavic diminutive form of Alexander and Alexandra; in English mostly from Russian Са́ша (Sáša)API, a diminutive form for both Алекса́ндр m (Aleksándr, “Alexander”) and Алекса́ндра f (Aleksándra, “Alexandra”).

Origin: Russian, Ukrainian

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

40,238

Peak year

1988 (1,918 babies)

Rank in 2025

#684 for girls

First recorded

1956

10-year trend

▼ -25%

Gender split

96% girls / 4% boys

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