Sasha
Sasha is a name which originated among Slavic peoples from Eastern and Southern Europe as the shortened version of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also used as a surname, although very rarely. Alternative spellings include: Саша, Сашо, Саше, Saša, Sasza (Polish), Sașa (Romanian), Sacha (French), Sascha (German), Sascia (Italian), Sasja and סשה.
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- English
- French
Meaning & Origin of Sasha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sasha is a name which originated among Slavic peoples from Eastern and Southern Europe as the shortened version of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also used as a surname, although very rarely. Alternative spellings include: Саша, Сашо, Саше, Saša, Sasza (Polish), Sașa (Romanian), Sacha (French), Sascha (German), Sascia (Italian), Sasja and סשה.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- English
- French
The Story of Sasha
American parents first put Sasha on the record books as a baby girl name in 1956, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 1,886 Sashas were born — ranking #147 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Sashas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #646 among baby girl names with 456 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 39K Sashas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Sasha
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sasha. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aleks
- Aleksandr
- Aleksandra
- Aleksandrina
- Alesya
- Alex
- Alexandr
- Alexandra
- Alexandre
- Alexandrea
- Alexandria
- Alexandrie
- Alexandrina
- Alexsandr
- Alik
- Alya
- Asya
- Lesya
- Oleksander
- Oleksandr
- Oleksandra
- Oles
- Olesya
- Sacha
- Sanya
- Sashenka
- Sashok
- Shura
Names that sound like Sasha
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About the name Sasha
Sasha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 39K births in the dataset. Sasha's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #147. Use the chart and map above to compare Sasha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.