Saskia
Saskia is a Dutch feminine given name of uncertain origin. It has been in use since the Middle Ages and is also in occasional use in the Anglosphere. One source word might be the Germanic sachs, meaning Saxon. Saskia van Uylenburgh, wife of the painter Rembrandt, is the best-known bearer of the name.
- Dutch
- German
Meaning & Origin of Saskia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saskia is a Dutch feminine given name of uncertain origin. It has been in use since the Middle Ages and is also in occasional use in the Anglosphere. One source word might be the Germanic sachs, meaning Saxon. Saskia van Uylenburgh, wife of the painter Rembrandt, is the best-known bearer of the name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
- German
The Story of Saskia
Saskia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 45 Saskias were born — ranking #3,478 that year. As of 2026, Saskia ranks #3,478 for baby girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+71% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Saskias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Saskia
Saskia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Saskia's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,478. Use the chart and map above to compare Saskia'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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