Unisex name · since 1968
Sacha
Sacha has 1,912 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,912
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sacha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,912 recorded since 1968.
Sacha has 1,912 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2024.
- #4,838 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,912 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sacha ranks #4,838 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,912 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,912
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sacha's 1,912 recorded births place it above 93.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Sacha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sacha splits its recorded history at 1994: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 103 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sacha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (1977)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
1,912 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1977 with 103 births in a single year.
Sacha popularity over time - boys
651 total births recorded since 1970 (Sacha as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Sacha accounts for 25% of total recorded use across both genders.
Sacha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (632 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Sacha's strongest decade.
632 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sacha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
632 births
- 1980s
1980s
552 births
- 1990s
1990s
374 births
- 2000s 204
2000s
204 births
- 2010s 100
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 632 births (33% of all-time use).
Sacha decade highlights
- Peak decade 632 births
- Runner-up 552 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Sacha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sacha's total volume
Sacha by state
Where Sacha concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 241 | 12.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 165 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.3% |
241 of 1,912 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.6% of nationwide
- New York 8.6% of nationwide
- Texas 1.7% of nationwide
- Massachusetts 1.2% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 15 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Sacha appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sacha's data
- Sacha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (632 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sachas (241 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sacha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sacha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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