Sashay
The chassé is a dance step used in many dances in many variations. All variations are triple-step patterns of gliding character in a "step-together-step" pattern. The word came from ballet terminology.
Meaning & Origin of Sashay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The chassé is a dance step used in many dances in many variations. All variations are triple-step patterns of gliding character in a "step-together-step" pattern. The word came from ballet terminology.
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The Story of Sashay
Sashay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1987, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 20 Sashays were born — ranking #4,826 that year. As of 2026, Sashay ranks #11,138 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 101 Sashays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sashay
Sashay is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 101 births in the dataset. Sashay's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #4,826. Use the chart and map above to compare Sashay'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 .
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