girls' name ★ peaked 1988

Sasha

Meaning Alexander Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #684 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from the Slavic diminutive form of Alexander and Alexandra; in English mostly from Russian Са́ша (Sáša), a diminutive form for both Алекса́ндр m (Aleksándr…

Rank 2025
#684
among girls · ↓46 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
461
named Sasha · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,882
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1988
1,918 babies
All-time total
40,238
#706 all-time among girls
First recorded
1956
in Social Security records

Sasha popularity over time

40,238 babies have been named Sasha since 1956, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 10 – 10 1 – #6,735
1960s 155 37 192 19 +1820% #1,917
1970s 2,418 221 2,639 264 +1274% #485
1980s 9,698 282 9,980 998 +278% #147
1990s 8,195 295 8,490 849 -15% #199
2000s 8,648 336 8,984 898 +6% #262
2010s 6,533 277 6,810 681 -24% #341
2020s (to 2025) 2,835 298 3,133 522 -23% #573

Where Sasha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 408 0.25 outside top 500
2027 402 0.25 outside top 500
2028 398 0.25 outside top 500
2029 394 0.25 outside top 500
2030 391 0.24 outside top 500

Where Sasha is most popular

Girls named Sasha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.290 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Maryland, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sasha born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 7 0.591 +104%
Maryland 60 0.566 +95%
New Jersey 100 0.554 +91%
Massachusetts 65 0.538 +85%
New York 199 0.503 +73%
Hawaii 5 0.436 +50%
Virginia 74 0.434 +50%
Washington 60 0.415 +43%
Oregon 27 0.415 +43%
Florida 173 0.404 +39%
California 339 0.403 +39%
Pennsylvania 94 0.398 +37%
Arizona 55 0.392 +35%
Minnesota 42 0.389 +34%
Connecticut 22 0.378 +30%
Illinois 80 0.349 +20%
Colorado 38 0.340 +17%
North Carolina 72 0.316 +9%
Texas 244 0.303 +5%
Georgia 68 0.299 ≈ national
Michigan 52 0.285 ≈ national
Utah 23 0.276 -5%
Louisiana 23 0.263 -9%
Ohio 58 0.244 -16%
Nevada 10 0.215 -26%
Tennessee 33 0.208 -28%
Wisconsin 18 0.175 -40%
Missouri 18 0.149 -49%
South Carolina 12 0.133 -54%
Kentucky 11 0.129 -56%
Indiana 17 0.121 -58%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -63%
Iowa 5 0.086 -70%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Delaware – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sasha

Sasha is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #684 in 2025 with 414 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1956, 40,238 American babies have been named Sasha. Its peak came in 1988, when 1,918 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sasha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sasha?

The median living Sasha is about 27 years old; half are between 16 and 37. An estimated 40 thousand people named Sasha are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sasha year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 414 #684 47 #2,748
2024 464 #638 60 #2,363
2023 483 #620 47 #2,765
2022 463 #637 45 #2,863
2021 529 #573 54 #2,489
2020 482 #605 45 #2,749
2019 477 #631 32 #3,558
2018 539 #573 33 #3,430
2017 604 #519 21 #4,719
2016 589 #528 26 #4,077
2015 578 #542 36 #3,216
2014 543 #565 20 #4,835
2013 707 #433 22 #4,436
2012 694 #450 26 #3,986
2011 858 #374 30 #3,587
2010 944 #341 31 #3,515
2009 1,251 #262 37 #3,153
2008 916 #361 44 #2,781
2007 926 #350 54 #2,411
2006 983 #336 28 #3,670
2005 844 #373 16 #5,238
2004 850 #368 35 #2,945
2003 827 #368 26 #3,508
2002 810 #367 32 #2,932
2001 662 #424 28 #3,212
2000 579 #476 36 #2,615
1995 715 #366 29 #2,616
1990 1,491 #199 41 #1,904
1985 598 #381 15 #3,193
1980 633 #371 35 #1,692
1975 228 #669 20 #2,275
1970 64 #1,542 16 #2,388
1965 7 #5,714 – –
1960 7 #5,610 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Sasha

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sasha Alexander Sasha Alexander American actress (born 1973) Contemporary
  2. 2 Sasha Grey Sasha Grey American former pornographic actress (born 1988) Contemporary
  3. 3 Sasha Pieterse Sasha Pieterse American actress (born 1996) Contemporary
  4. 4 Sasha Mitchell American actor (born 1967) Contemporary
  5. 5 Sasha Luss Sasha Luss Russian fashion model and actress b. 1992 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Sasha Cohen Sasha Cohen American figure skater (born 1984) Contemporary
  7. 7 Sasha Roiz Sasha Roiz Canadian actor (born 1973) Contemporary
  8. 8 Sasha Vujačić Sasha Vujačić Slovenian basketball player (born 1984) Contemporary
  9. 9 Sasha Clements Canadian actress b. 1990 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Sasha Banks Sasha Banks American professional wrestler (born 1992) Contemporary
  11. 11 Sasha Sasha Welsh DJ & record producer (born 1969) Contemporary
  12. 12 Sasha Pivovarova Sasha Pivovarova Russian supermodel (born 1985) Contemporary
  13. 13 Sasha Kaun Sasha Kaun Russian former professional basketball player (born 1985) Contemporary
  14. 14 Sasha Vezenkov Sasha Vezenkov Bulgarian basketball player (born 1995) Contemporary
  15. 15 Sasha Song Sasha Song Musical artist b. 1983 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sasha, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sasha?

The median living Sasha is about 27 years old. Half of all living Sashas are between 16 and 37 years old.

How many people named Sasha are alive today?

An estimated 40 thousand people named Sasha are alive in the United States, based on 40,238 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sasha mean?

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

How popular is the name Sasha in 2025?

Sasha ranked #684 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 414 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sasha?

40,238 babies have been named Sasha in the United States since 1956, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sasha most popular?

Sasha peaked in 1988, when 1,918 newborns received the name.

Is Sasha a boy or girl name?

Sasha is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sasha rising or falling?

Sasha is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sasha become more popular?

Sasha looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 391 girls named Sasha in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sasha?

Well-known people named Sasha include Sasha Alexander (actor), Sasha Grey (pornographic actor), Sasha Pieterse (actor).

Names like Sasha

Names that sound and feel close to Sasha: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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