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 [ 2 syll. sas-ha, sa-sha ] The girl name Sasha is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced SAESHah KEY. Sasha is of Old Greek and Russian origin. It is used mainly in Russian, Spanish, and English. The English name has been bestowed on girls, due to the ending '-a' which can be found in other feminine names. See Sasha for more info. Forms of the name include the French Sacha and the German Sascha. In addition, Sasha is a pet form of the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish Alexandra in the Russian and Spanish languages. Sasha is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest height of its usage in 1988, 0.098% of baby girls were named Sasha. It had a ranking of #147 then. The baby name has seen a decline in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #363 with a usage of 0.044%. Within the family of girl names directly related to Sasha, the Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish Alexandra was the most popular. It was 5 times more popular than Sasha in 2008. Sasha has in the last century been mainly given to girls. Baby names that sound like Sasha include the German Sascha, the French Sacha, the Indian Sachi, the Scandinavian Saga, the name Saki, the Russian and Hungarian Sasa, the Czech Saska, the Czech Saskie, the Scandinavian and German Sassa, the English Sassie, the name Sawa, the Japanese Sayaka, the Japanese Sayo, the Finnish and Scandinavian Seija, the Japanese Seiko, the name Seki, the English Sessy, the English Sexta, the English Shaye, and the Iroquoian Sheauga. A famous person named Sasha is Figure Skater Sasha Cohen, born Alexandra Pauline Cohen 26 October 1984, Westwood, California. KEY: Pronunciation for Sasha: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
