Recorded 1987–1998 Girls' name Peak 1993 101 births

Sashay — girls' name

101 babies named Sashay in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s72
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Sashay was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

20 babies were named Sashay in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sashay

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Sashay between 1987 and 1998, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sashay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sashay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sashay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sashay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 101 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sashay at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

101

Since 1987

12 years of records

Peak year

1993

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1987

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1998

Sashay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1987

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1993)
20
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
0510152025 19981996199519941993199219911990198919881987 8

Sashay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
72 births that decade — 71% of Sashay's all-time total
1980s291990s72

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sashay?
101 babies have been named Sashay since 1987. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1993 with 20 births.
When was Sashay most popular?
Sashay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Sashay been used?
Sashay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 12 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Sashay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sasha, Saskia, Sascha, Sashia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.