How Many People Are Named Sasha?
An estimated 38,476 people in the United States have the first name Sasha. It is predominantly female (95.7%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Sasha peaked in popularity in 1988 with 1,918 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sasha 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 Sasha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Sasha is overwhelmingly female, 1,698 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
38,476
About 1 in 8,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
95.7% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1988
1,918 births
Total Registered
39,769
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sasha
Sasha is predominantly female (95.7%), though 1,698 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sasha as a male name
Ranked #2,355 in 2024
60 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (60 births)
Sasha as a female name
Ranked #642 in 2024
460 female births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (1,886 births)
Sasha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sasha span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 9,980 babies were registered. Sasha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sasha by Decade
How has Sasha 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.
Sasha by State
Birth registrations for Sasha span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, South Dakota. On average, about 711 Sashas were registered per state.
Sasha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sasha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sasha
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sasha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sasha?
We estimate approximately 38,476 people named Sasha 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 8,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Sasha a common name?
Sasha is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 39,769 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sasha most popular?
Sasha reached peak popularity in 1988, when 1,918 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sasha is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sasha a female name?
Sasha is predominantly female. 95.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sasha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sasha Smith, Sasha Johnson, Sasha 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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