How Many People Are Named Sacha?
An estimated 2,402 people in the United States have the first name Sacha. It is used for both genders, with 75.5% female. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Sacha peaked in popularity in 1977 with 126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sacha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sacha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sacha has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
2,402
About 1 in 142,695 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
75.5% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1977
126 births
Total Registered
2,532
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sacha
Sacha is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (24.5%) and females (75.5%). Out of 2,532 total births registered, 621 were male and 1,911 were female.
Sacha as a male name
Ranked #5,389 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (43 births)
Sacha as a female name
Ranked #17,170 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (103 births)
Sacha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sacha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 745 babies were registered. Sacha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sacha by Decade
How has Sacha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sacha by State
Birth registrations for Sacha span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, New Jersey, Michigan. On average, about 45 Sachas were registered per state.
Sacha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sacha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sacha
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sacha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sacha?
We estimate approximately 2,402 people named Sacha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 142,695 Americans share this first name.
Is Sacha a common name?
Sacha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,532 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sacha most popular?
Sacha reached peak popularity in 1977, when 126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sacha is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sacha a female name?
Sacha is predominantly female. 75.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sacha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sacha Smith, Sacha Johnson, Sacha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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