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The baby name Sasha is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsæʃə/ (SAH-shə).

Sasha is Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: /ˈsæʃə/ (SAH-shə)

What is the meaning of the name Sasha ?

The baby name Sasha is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsæʃə/ (SAH-shə).

Sasha is Slavic in Origin.

Sasha is a pan-Slavic diminutive of Alexander and Alexandra, ultimately from Greek Alexandros, “defender, protector of men” (alexein “to defend” + aner/andros “man”). In Russian, Ukrainian, and other Slavic languages it is the everyday hypocoristic of Aleksandr/Aleksandra and is written Саша in Cyrillic. The name functions as a true unisex form in its source cultures and has been adopted internationally as a standalone given name.

As a formal first name, Sasha spread through Europe in the late 19th and 20th centuries via Russian literature, émigré communities, and popular culture. Usage patterns vary by region: it skews male in Germany and parts of Central/Eastern Europe, and more often female in Anglophone countries, while remaining mixed elsewhere. Variant spellings include Sacha (French), Sascha (German), and Saša (South Slavic). Related Russian pet forms are Sashenka and Sashka.

Sasha has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Sasha

Sasha Grey Actor · Born 1988 · United States Sasha Grey is an American former adult film actress who later became known as a model, writer, musician, and mainstream actress. Born Marina Ann Hantzis in 1988, she won 15 awards in the adult film industry between 2007 and 2010, including the AVN Female Performer of the Year award in 2008, and also appeared in projects like The Girlfriend Experience and Entourage. Sasha Clements Actor · Born 1990 · Canada Sasha Clements is a Canadian actress best known for playing Kiki Kincaid on the Teletoon sitcom Majority Rules!. Born on March 13, 1990, she is known for that standout TV role. Sasha Pieterse Actor · Born 1996 · United States Sasha Pieterse is an actress and singer best known for playing Alison DiLaurentis in Pretty Little Liars and its spin-off, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists. Born in South Africa, she built a wide fan base through her role in the hit Freeform series Pretty Little Liars.
Sasha Alexander Actor · Born 1973 · United States Sasha Alexander is an American actress best known for playing Gretchen Witter on Dawson’s Creek. She has also appeared in the films Yes Man and He’s Just Not That Into You. Sasha Cohen Actor · Born 1984 · United States Sasha Cohen is best known as an American figure skater who won the silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is also a three-time World Championship medalist and won the 2003 Grand Prix Final. Sasha Pivovarova Actor · Born 1985 · Russia Sasha Pivovarova is a Russian model and artist best known for her long-running work with Prada. She became especially famous for appearing in 19 Prada advertising campaigns, setting a record for the brand.

Celebrity babies named Sasha

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Sasha Spielberg Kate Capshaw television actor ★★★★★ Steven Spielberg film producer ★★★★★
Sasha Piqué Mebarak Shakira singer ★★★★★ Gerard Piqué association footballer ★★★★★
Sasha Sagan Ann Druyan journalist ★★★★★ Carl Sagan television presenter ★★★★★
Sasha Hemsworth Elsa Pataky singer ★★★★★ Chris Hemsworth television actor ★★★★★
Sasha Schreiber Naomi Watts television actor ★★★★★ Liev Schreiber film director ★★★★★
Sasha Fox Vanessa Williams television actor ★★★★★ Rick Fox television actor ★★★★★
Sasha Meneghel Xuxa singer ★★★★★ Luciano Szafir television actor ★★★★★
Sasha Blue Pownall Gabriella Wilde model ★★★★★ Alan Pownall rapper ★★★★★

Sasha – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Ireland Boys 2024 #1 — 820
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
TM Boys 0 #33 4 614
MD 0 #34 1 434
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
RU Boys 0 #42 4,786 12,621
AZ 0 #43 1 706
GE 0 #43 2 997
JM Girls 0 #44 384 7,507
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
JM 0 #56 32 3,714
MD Boys 0 #57 26 756
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
RU Girls 0 #68 3,279 11,913
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SI 0 #77 4 1,612
BG 0 #80 3 1,799
KZ 0 #80 11 1,452
CN 0 #81 6 3,857
KZ Boys 0 #82 442 6,578
RS 0 #82 3 923
RU 0 #82 165 3,641
MD Girls 0 #84 9 865
BN Girls 0 #94 13 5,459
GE Boys 0 #96 14 2,055
France Boys 2021 #97 612 2,865
ID Girls 0 #98 5 3,319
TW 0 #98 6 4,523
QA 0 #102 5 7,011
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
EE Boys 0 #111 15 2,087
BW Girls 0 #112 37 4,216
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
Switzerland Boys 2024 #117 21 1,769
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
CY Girls 0 #119 7 3,755
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
CY Boys 0 #123 9 3,473
Switzerland Girls 2024 #124 12 1,786
MT Girls 0 #124 28 3,773
AZ Boys 0 #126 6 1,400
EE Girls 0 #127 12 1,888
PA 0 #132 7 3,797
RS Girls 0 #132 6 1,651
RS Boys 0 #132 23 2,277
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
JO 0 #136 5 2,158
LT Boys 0 #138 13 2,166
PR Girls 0 #142 20 3,171
Belgium Boys 2024 #146 43 401
BW Boys 0 #150 5 4,685
KZ Girls 0 #152 248 5,862
CR 0 #157 9 5,526
France Girls 2021 #161 322 3,185
Belgium Girls 2024 #166 20 424
MT Boys 0 #166 11 4,064
AE 0 #168 10 10,220
PS 0 #168 51 5,692
HU Boys 0 #171 4 3,954
SI Girls 0 #172 6 2,769
Sweden Girls 2022 #173 7 1,568
Sweden Boys 2022 #174 9 1,509
UY 0 #177 6 2,477
HR 0 #178 4 2,081
CZ 0 #181 6 3,154
BG Girls 0 #182 42 3,559
LU Girls 0 #186 5 4,850
AR 0 #189 5 2,915
NA Girls 0 #189 36 7,146
AL Girls 0 #193 30 4,141
DK 0 #193 11 5,198
LT Girls 0 #197 4 1,904
IL Boys 0 #198 775 10,983
IL 0 #198 78 6,291
PL 0 #208 5 2,600
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
AO Girls 0 #215 3 4,575
LU Boys 0 #215 6 4,970
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
HU Girls 0 #222 4 3,308
PS Boys 0 #222 499 10,655
EC Girls 0 #223 17 3,650
IR 0 #225 7 4,221
TW Girls 0 #231 46 8,139
JP Girls 0 #233 13 6,592
Canada Girls 2024 #235 51 2,795
PL Boys 0 #239 101 6,459
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
HR Boys 0 #242 17 3,997
GH 0 #244 5 5,396
GR Girls 0 #244 6 6,293
CZ Boys 0 #247 58 6,530
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
MO Girls 0 #257 7 7,056
SG 0 #257 13 11,010
JM Boys 0 #263 10 6,876
Canada Boys 2024 #268 39 2,588
DK Girls 0 #269 48 7,429
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
HR Girls 0 #273 17 3,687
CN Girls 0 #282 68 8,829
QA Girls 0 #287 30 15,378
JO Girls 0 #291 35 7,570
GT 0 #299 16 5,948
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
AL Boys 0 #301 3 5,122
CN Boys 0 #302 18 9,639
MY 0 #302 29 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #305 37 5,378
GH Girls 0 #305 20 6,973
SA 0 #308 5 10,560
PS Girls 0 #310 239 10,981
PL Girls 0 #317 38 5,096
IL Girls 0 #325 359 11,648
PE 0 #325 5 6,350
DK Boys 0 #328 5 7,401
MU Girls 0 #329 23 8,539
PT Boys 0 #329 39 7,951
SD Girls 0 #335 11 7,678
OM Girls 0 #339 58 15,987
MU Boys 0 #347 11 8,477
ZA 0 #349 99 14,421
PA Girls 0 #352 134 9,861
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
PH Girls 0 #354 37 13,098
UY Girls 0 #356 163 6,731
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
NL 0 #367 25 2,481
BO 0 #371 11 6,868
Finland Girls 0 #376 16 1,368
JO Boys 0 #382 8 7,057
UY Boys 0 #387 13 5,922
YE 0 #391 8 8,639
AR Girls 0 #392 239 8,289
Finland Boys 0 #393 35 2,041
IR Boys 0 #394 166 10,162
BD Girls 0 #400 7 8,413
CL 0 #400 12 6,867
EG 0 #406 7 6,387
PT Girls 0 #412 40 7,952
Germany 0 #417 21 2,542
Austria Boys 0 #419 24 2,180
Spain 0 #432 21 2,326
AR Boys 0 #442 26 7,628
MX 0 #443 3 8,339
AE Girls 0 #461 93 20,968
CR Girls 0 #463 70 11,342
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
CO 0 #471 10 7,768
SG Girls 0 #471 116 18,916
PA Boys 0 #472 10 9,305
CR Boys 0 #475 13 10,188
GT Girls 0 #476 30 7,500
IQ Girls 0 #476 29 11,303
KW Girls 0 #478 38 19,177
IR Girls 0 #482 49 8,334
CM Girls 0 #495 46 11,671
United States Girls 2024 #504 460 8,487
LY 0 #521 15 12,703
BH 0 #531 23 17,937
BO Girls 0 #542 70 9,488
LB 0 #553 106 13,263
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
IT Boys 0 #558 1,515 10,046
HK Girls 0 #565 51 16,104
CM Boys 0 #569 7 12,054
IT 0 #593 123 4,183
ZA Girls 0 #598 710 25,928
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
IN Girls 0 #610 22 13,121
CL Girls 0 #613 245 14,098
Finland Boys 2026 #613 70 3,552
BO Boys 0 #616 7 9,244
IQ Boys 0 #637 31 13,071
CL Boys 0 #638 28 13,390
NG Girls 0 #638 150 15,093
SY 0 #655 74 11,684
SG Boys 0 #687 11 17,960
QA Boys 0 #697 11 18,093
Finland Girls 2026 #698 41 3,895
MY Girls 0 #698 305 24,821
PE Girls 0 #710 238 14,861
IT Girls 0 #741 951 9,415
Spain Girls 0 #755 231 5,561
NL Girls 0 #757 200 5,933
Germany Girls 0 #774 65 4,949
BR Boys 0 #782 4 12,213
Spain Boys 0 #782 150 5,610
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
Germany Boys 0 #808 145 5,697
SA Girls 0 #811 125 25,931
TN 0 #818 12 13,765
United States Boys 2024 #833 60 7,044
PE Boys 0 #839 40 14,506
NL Boys 0 #855 97 5,873
EG Boys 0 #856 31 15,035
CO Girls 0 #873 209 16,140
BR Girls 0 #882 60 12,708
MX Girls 0 #900 292 17,781
CO Boys 0 #902 19 15,656
EG Girls 0 #905 55 14,742
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
NG Boys 0 #942 10 16,906
MX Boys 0 #963 20 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,035 5 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #1,045 134 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,055 38 22,615
TR 0 #1,084 128 19,440
MA 0 #1,089 40 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,099 13 25,439
DZ 0 #1,137 40 20,130
SA Boys 0 #1,582 33 28,008

Sasha is popular in 90 countries — most recent births per country:

Scotland, United Kingdom
Ireland
Canada
France
Belgium

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People also ask about Sasha

Sasha is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Sasha is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈsæʃə/ (SAH-shə).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sacha, Sascha, Sashka, Sashko and Saška.
Across languages, Sasha has these equivalents: Alexander (male), Alexandra (female), Aleksandr (Russian), Oleksandr (Ukrainian), Alejandro (Spanish), and 5 more.
Yes, very popular — Sasha ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Sasha ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Yes — 15 notable people named Sasha are in our database, including Sasha Grey (Actor), Sasha Clements (Actor), Sasha Pieterse (Actor).
Yes — at least 8 celebrity couples have chosen Sasha for their child, including Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg.