Sasha

Russian, diminutive of Greek Alexander

"defending men"

Sasha Origin and Meaning

The name Sasha is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "defending men".

Sasha, largely male in Russia--and also spelled Sascha and Sacha--is an energetic name that has really taken off for girls here, chosen by Jerry Seinfeld (using the alternate Sascha spelling) and other celebs. The Barack Obamas use it as the nickname for their younger daughter, whose proper name is Natasha. But in line with a trend toward softer-sounding boys' names like Asher and Joshua and thanks to Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen, Sasha also still has life as a boys' name too--it's popular in France for boys and girls almost equally.

Another notable female bearer is 2006 Olympic silver medalist skater Sasha Cohen; Sasha Alexander, on the TV show Rizzoli & Isles, was born Suzana. And Sasha Fierce is the name of Beyonce's alter ego.

Sasha was as high as 147 in 1988.

Sasha Rank in US Top 1000

# 616 in the US

Sasha Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 443 on Nameberry

Sasha Popularity

• 616 US 2023
• 443 Nameberry 2024
• 600 England 2021
• 48 Dogs 2022
• 47 Cats 2023

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Famous People Named Sasha

• Natasha "Sasha" Obama daughter of U.S. President Barack Obama
• Sasha Pieterse American actress
• Sasha Velour stage name of American drag performer and artist Alexander Steinberg, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 9.
• Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen American figure skater
• Sasha Grey (born Marina Ann Hantzis) American actress
• Sasha Alexander (born Suzana S. Drobnjaković) American actress
• Aleksandra Igorevna "Sasha" Pivovarova Russian model
• Sasha Luss Russian model and actress
• Alexandra "Sasha" Vyacheslavovna Trusova Russian figure skater
• Alexandra "Sasha" Barrese American actress
• Sasha Agha (born Zara Agha Khan) British actress and singer
• Sasha Alsberg American author
• Sasha Nicole Clements Canadian actress
• Dominique "Sasha" Lazard American classical singer
• Sasha Meneghel Brazilian model and actress; daughter of TV personality Xuxa Meneghel and model Luciano Szafir
• Sasha Andrews Canadian footballer
• Sasha Ramos American actress
• Sasha Kida Reynolds American actress
• Sasha Dobson American singer
• Sasha Montenegro (born Aleksandra Aćimović Popović) Mexican actress
• Sasha (born Karen Chin) Jamaican DJ
• Sasha Williams Canadian actress
• Sasha Olson American actress
• Sasha Hou Chinese actress
• Sasha Marianne Sokol Mexican singer and actress
• Sasha Cooke American operatic mezzo,soprano
• Sasha Rebecca Spielberg American actress
• Sasha Mallory American contemporary/African jazz dancer
• Sasha Wells daughter of actress Susannah York and Michael Wells
• Sasha Nugent daughter of singer Ted Nugent
• Sasha Gabriella Fox daughter of singer/actress Vanessa Williams and basketball player Rick Fox
• Sasha Sabbioni (b. 2000) daughter of models Natasha Stefanenko and Luca Sabbioni
• Sasha Zhulin (b. 2000) daughter of ice dancers Tatiana Navka and Alexander Zhulin
• Sasha Kirilenko (b. 2006) daughter of singer Masha Kirilenko and basketball player Andrei Kirilenko
• Sasha Bigard (b. 2009) daughter of comedian Jean,Marie Bigard
• Sasha Junqueira Matyushenko (b. 2015) daughter of mixed martial artist Vladimir Matyushenko
• Sasha Bonilova (born May 20 1987) Ukrainian Playboy Playmate of the Month for May 2011
• Sasha Glasser American special effects makeup artist, featured on the syfy show "Face Off"

Sasha in Pop Culture

• Sasha Fierce alter ego of singer Beyonce
• Sasha Bezmel on Australian soap "Home and Away"
• Sasha character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Sasha Bordeaux character in Batman comics
• Sasha princess in "Orlando: A Biography" by Virginia Woolf
• Sasha La Fleur Irish setter in the movie "All Dogs Go to Heaven 2"
• Sasha Silver main character in the Canterwood Crest series
• Sasha Caylo character in animated series "Titan Maximum"
• Sasha Braus character in anime/manga "Attack on Titan"
• Sasha cat in the Warriors series by Erin Hunter
• Sasha Bratz doll
• Sasha character in manga "Pita,Ten"
• Sasha character in movie "Cube 2: Hypercube"
• Sasha character in video game "Infamous"
• Sasha Athena character in "Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas"
• Sasha character in "The Mephisto Covenant" by Trinity Faegen
• Sasha character in Aphmau's YouTube series
• Sasha mentioned in song "Freedom of '76" by Ween
• Sasha Tran character in movie "Always be my Maybe"
• Sasha James character on "The Magnus Archives"
• Sasha character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"