Name meaning & stats
Sasha
Sasha means “defender of people” (Russian origin). 40,238 US babies since 1940, peak 1988.
What it means
“defender of people”
RussianForm of Alexander
In US birth records
Peak year: 1988
40,238 US babies were named Sasha between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Sasha (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Sasha is the main spelling
- Sasha 99%
- Zasha 1%
- Sashia <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1988)