Girls' name · peaked in 1988
Sasha name popularity since 1925
40,238 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Sasha (95.7% girls, 4.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Sasha is about 28 years old in 2026. Sasha peaked in 1988 as the #147 name for girls, and it ranked #684 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 40,238
- Named Sasha, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #684
- for girls in 2025 (414 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 95.7% girls
- 38,492 girls · 1,746 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 1.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Sasha made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Sasha births per year, 1925–2025
1988 was the biggest year for Sasha both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1982 and 1987, Sasha became 4× more common, from 1 in 3,900 baby girls to 1 in 965.
- Steepest fall: Between 1989 and 1994, its share of baby girls fell by 58%, from 1 in 1,090 to 1 in 2,570.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Sasha's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Sasha.
Decade by decade
Babies named Sasha in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 155 | 37 | #5,714 |
| 1970s | 2,418 | 221 | #669 |
| 1980s | 9,698 | 282 | #381 |
| 1990s | 8,195 | 295 | #366 |
| 2000s | 8,648 | 336 | #373 |
| 2010s | 6,533 | 277 | #542 |
| 2020–25 | 2,835 | 298 | #684 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
39.6% of babies named Sasha from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Sasha is most popular
The index compares Sasha's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Sasha.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.85× | 2,479 |
| California | 1.56× | 6,135 |
| Arizona | 1.52× | 733 |
| New York | 1.45× | 4,089 |
| Washington | 1.38× | 854 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Sasha's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Sasha.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Sasha (1988).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data