The first name Sasha
A girl’s name from Russian meaning “alexander”, “alexandra”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Russian origin
Sasha means “alexander”, “alexandra” in Russian.
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”).
Sasha is a short form of
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Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 36 girls were named Sasha, making it the 973rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1999, with 427 births (#114).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sasha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sasha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 414 girls born in the United States were named Sasha, the 684th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1988, when 1,886 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Sasha in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
More Russian girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Sasha mean?
- Sasha means “alexander”, “alexandra” in Russian.
- What is the origin of the name Sasha?
- 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, 36 girls born in England and Wales were named Sasha, ranking 973rd. Its peak was 1999, with 427 births.
- Is Sasha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 40,238 US babies named Sasha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sasha most popular?
- 1988 in the United States, when 1,886 babies were named Sasha, its highest rank at 147th.