Recorded 1985–2022 Girls' name Peak 2009 213 births

Zasha — girls' name

213 babies named Zasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s371990s502000s582010s452020s23
2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Zasha was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

16 babies were named Zasha in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Zasha between 1985 and 2022, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zasha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zasha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zasha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zasha 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 213 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.

Zasha at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

213

Since 1985

38 years of records

Peak year

2009

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1985

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2022

Zasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1985

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
16
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 20222015201020051997199219881985 5

Zasha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
58 births that decade — 27% of Zasha's all-time total
1980s371990s502000s582010s452020s23

Zasha by state

Where Zasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 2.8%
New York share of Zasha's total US births 2.8%

6 of 213 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zasha?
213 babies have been named Zasha since 1985. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births.
When was Zasha most popular?
Zasha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Zasha most popular?
The top states for the name Zasha are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Zasha been used?
Zasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 38 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Zasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zasia. 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, 1985–2022 (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.