Is Sasha a boy or girl name?
Sasha is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 460 girls and 60 boys were named Sasha, so 88.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.7% of the 39,769 US babies named Sasha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,355
- Girl rank, 2024
- #642
- Babies named Sasha since 1956
- 39,769
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 1,918 babies
Boys and girls named Sasha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1960s | 37 | 155 | 80.7% |
| 1970s | 221 | 2,418 | 91.6% |
| 1980s | 282 | 9,698 | 97.2% |
| 1990s | 295 | 8,194 | 96.5% |
| 2000s | 336 | 8,647 | 96.3% |
| 2010s | 277 | 6,532 | 95.9% |
| 2020s | 250 | 2,416 | 90.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | #2,355 | 460 | #642 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,793 | 483 | #619 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,861 | 463 | #637 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,488 | 529 | #573 |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,749 | 481 | #606 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,555 | 477 | #629 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,430 | 539 | #573 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,718 | 604 | #519 |
| 2016 | 26 | #4,076 | 588 | #530 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,216 | 578 | #542 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,834 | 543 | #564 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,436 | 707 | #432 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,986 | 694 | #450 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,587 | 858 | #374 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,514 | 944 | #341 |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,152 | 1,251 | #262 |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,781 | 916 | #361 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,411 | 926 | #350 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,670 | 983 | #336 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,238 | 843 | #374 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,943 | 850 | #368 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,508 | 827 | #368 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,932 | 810 | #367 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,212 | 662 | #424 |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,615 | 579 | #476 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,086 | 567 | #467 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,575 | 615 | #432 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,810 | 625 | #419 |
| 1996 | 49 | #1,867 | 699 | #381 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,616 | 715 | #366 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,438 | 694 | #374 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,347 | 839 | #317 |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,097 | 948 | #293 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,672 | 1,002 | #278 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,904 | 1,490 | #199 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,196 | 1,698 | #169 |
| 1988 | 32 | #2,027 | 1,886 | #147 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,791 | 1,802 | #152 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,276 | 1,159 | #226 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,193 | 598 | #381 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,075 | 466 | #445 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,134 | 531 | #406 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,326 | 434 | #480 |
| 1981 | 44 | #1,452 | 491 | #433 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,693 | 633 | #371 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,757 | 390 | #509 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,362 | 402 | #485 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,900 | 315 | #557 |
| 1976 | 41 | #1,408 | 249 | #626 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,274 | 228 | #669 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,925 | 248 | #627 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,493 | 271 | #583 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,144 | 149 | #867 |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,038 | 102 | #1,145 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,388 | 64 | #1,542 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,275 | 43 | #1,917 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,294 | 33 | #2,119 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,955 | 28 | #2,310 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,788 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,711 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,518 | 9 | #4,935 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,210 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,384 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,429 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,610 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,864 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,845 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sasha reached #1,408 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #147 in 1988. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.