Girls' name · since 1956
Sasha
Sasha has 38,492 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #683 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,492
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sasha is the #683 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 38,492 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Sasha recorded 38,492 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #683 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #706 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #683 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 38,492 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sasha ranks #706 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #683 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 38,492 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #683 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,492
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sasha's 38,492 recorded births place it above 99.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sasha compares
38,492 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sasha's all-time total is 102x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sasha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38,492 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,886 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sasha's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 1,886, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sasha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 1,886
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Sasha popularity over time - boys
1,746 total births recorded since 1964 (Sasha as boys' name)
Sasha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (9,698 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Sasha's strongest decade.
9,698 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Sasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 155
1960s
155 births
- 1970s 2,418
1970s
2,418 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,698 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,195 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,648 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,533 births
- 2020s 2,835
2020s
2,835 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 9,698 births (25% of all-time use).
How Sasha 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 Sasha's total volume
Sasha by state
Where Sasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,737 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,910 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 3,074 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,454 | 6.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,397 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,320 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,241 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,111 | 2.9% |
5,737 of 38,492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Sasha appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sasha's data
- Sasha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (9,698 total births); usage has since declined to 2,835 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sashas (5,737 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Sasha 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.