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Sasha

/ˈsæʃə/ · 96% girls · #684 in the US for girls, 2025

Sasha has been given to about 40,238 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsæʃə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 39,588
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sasha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1988 · 1,918
  • Born in 2025461
  • All time40,238
  • England & Wales, 2025#975 · 64

How popular is Sasha?

Sasha ranks 684th among American girls in 2025, with 461 born that year. Its best year was 1988, when 1,918 babies were given the name, ranking 147th. The typical living American called Sasha is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in Connecticut, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Sasha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tasha0.85
  2. Asha0.85
  3. Dasha0.85
  4. Marsha0.75
  5. Daisha0.70
  6. Shasta0.69
  7. Sara0.64
  8. Aisha0.65

Middle names for Sasha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sasha Josephine0.84
  2. Sasha Rose0.83
  3. Sasha Louise0.83
  4. Sasha June0.82
  5. Sasha Pearl0.82
  6. Sasha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sasha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mallorysister · 0.96
  2. Zachariahbrother · 0.95
  3. Desmondbrother · 0.95
  4. Gustavobrother · 0.94
  5. Francescasister · 0.94
  6. Kirasister · 0.93

Where Sasha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Connecticut0.03%
  2. Mississippi0.03%
  3. Nevada0.02%
  4. California0.02%
  5. New Jersey0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sasha White0.78
  2. Sasha Reyes0.78
  3. Sasha Nguyen0.78
  4. Sasha Moore0.78
  5. Sasha Lee0.78
  6. Sasha Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sasha

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sasha across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.