Sasha: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “defender of mankind”
- Origin
- Russian
- Say it
- SAH-shuh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (96% of all uses)
Russian diminutive of Alexander or Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros 'defender of mankind.' It is used for both males and females in Slavic-speaking cultures.
How popular is Sasha?
Babies named Sasha in 2024520
2024 rank#641 girls
Peak year1988
Total US babies since 188039,769
Sasha has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Sasha
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Alexanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alejandrodefender of men · Spanish
- Alexdefender · Greek
- Xanderdefending men · Greek
- Alexandradefender of men · Greek
- Zanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alessandradefending men · Italian
- Alexandriadefender of men · Greek
Sasha questions
What does the name Sasha mean?
Sasha means "defender of mankind". It comes from Russian. Russian diminutive of Alexander or Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros 'defender of mankind.' It is used for both males and females in Slavic-speaking cultures.
Is Sasha a boy or girl name?
Sasha is mainly a girl's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Sasha?
520 US babies were named Sasha in 2024. Its peak year was 1988.
How do you pronounce Sasha?
Sasha is usually pronounced SAH-shuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.