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.

# 616 in the US

Sasha Rank in US Top 1000

# 360 on Nameberry

Sasha Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Sasha Popularity

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"