Gender-neutral name Greek origin Christian tradition

Sasha

SAH-shuh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Defender (Alexander diminutive)
Language
Greek
Culture
Russian/Slavic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · strength
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births520
Peak year1988
First appeared1956
Total US births39,769
1988 peak19561973199020072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sash
Alternate spellings
SachaSasja
In other languages
Sasha (Russian/English)Sacha (French)Saša (Serbo-Croatian)Sasza (Polish)

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