| Sasha | |
| Pronunciation: | |
| Meaning: | defender, helper of mankind |
| Related Names: | Alexandra, Alexander, Aleksandr(a), Aleksandar, Aleksaša, Saša, Sašura, Šurik, Sandy, Sascha, Sacha, Sash, Sasho, Sasza, Sachie, Sacheverell, Oleksandr(a) |
Sasha is a unisex name which originated among Slavic peoples from Eastern and Southern Europe as the shortened version of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also used as a surname, although very rarely. Alternative spellings include: Russian: Саша (Russian: Sasha – Belarusian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian), Bulgarian: Сашо (Bulgarian: Sasho – Bulgarian), Macedonian: Саше (Macedonian: Sashe – Macedonian), Slovenian: Saša|italic=no (Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Latvian, Lithuanian), Polish: Sasza|italic=no (Polish), Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Sașa|italic=no (Romanian), French: Sacha|italic=no (French), German: Sascha|italic=no (German), Italian: Sascia|italic=no (Italian[1]), Dutch; Flemish: Sasja|italic=no (Danish and Swedish) and Hebrew: סשה (Macedonian: Sasha – Hebrew).
This name is especially common in Europe, where it is used by both females and males as a diminutive of Alexandra and Alexander, respectively. Despite its popularity in informal usage, the name is rarely recorded on birth certificates in countries such as Belarus, the Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine, as it is considered a diminutive, not a formal name. Exceptions are Croatia, Germany, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Switzerland.
In Italy or in French-speaking regions (Belgium, France,[2] and Quebec[3]), Sacha is more often given to males.[4] In the United States the name is almost exclusively used for girls and ranked number 569 among U.S. baby names in 2014, although it didn't gain popularity until the 1970s.[5]
| Full Name | First Name Spelling | Surname | Years | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasha | Alexander | 1973– | Serbian-American actress | |
| Sasha | Allen | 1982– | American singer and actress | |
| Sasha | Andrews | 1983– | Canadian football defender | |
| Saša | Antunović | 1974– | Serbian footballer | |
| Sasha | Argov | 1914–1995 | Russian-born Israeli composer | |
| Sasha | Artemev | 1985– | American gymnast | |
| Sasha | Banks | 1992– | American wrestler (WWE) | |
| Sacha | Baron Cohen | 1971– | British actor and comedian of Ali G, Borat, and Brüno fame | |
Alexander ''Sasha'' Barkov]]|| Sasha || Barkov || 1995– || Finnish hockey player |-|| Sasha Barrese || Sasha || Barrese || 1981– || American actress |-|| Sacha Bennett || Sacha || Bennett || 1971– || British Film-maker |-|| Sacha Dean Biyan || Sacha Dean || Biyan || 1967– || noted American fashion photographer |-|| Saša Bjelanović || Saša || Bjelanović || 1979– || Croatian football player |-|| Saša Bogunović || Saša || Bogunović || 1982– || Serbian football player|-|| Sacha Boisvert || Sacha || Boisvert || 2006– || Canadian ice hockey player|-|| Sasha Calle || Sasha || Calle || 1995- || American actress |-|| Sasha Chorny || Sasha || Chorny || 1880–1932 || Russian poet |-|| Saša Cilinšek || Saša || Cilinšek || 1982– || Serbian football player |-|| Saša Ćirić || Saša || Ćirić || 1968– || Football player from the Republic of Macedonia, of Serbian origin |-|| Sasha Cohen || Sasha || Cohen || 1984– || American Olympic figure skater |-|| Sasha Cooke || Sasha || Cooke || || American mezzo-soprano |-|| Saša Ćurčić || Saša || Ćurčić || 1972– || Serbian former football midfielder |-|| Sasha De Sola || Sasha || De Sola || 1988– || American ballet dancer |-|| Sacha Dhawan || Sacha || Dhawan || 1984– || British actor |-|| Sascha Dikiciyan || Sascha || Dikiciyan || 1970– || German musician, known as Sonic Mayhem |-|| Sacha Distel || Sacha || Distel || 1933–2004 || French singer |-|| Sasha Dobson || Sasha || Dobson || 1979– || American jazz singer |-|| Saša Đorđević || Saša || Đorđević || 1981– || Serbian footballer |-|| Saša Đorđević || Aleksandar Saša || Đorđević || 1967– || Serbian basketball player and coach |-|| Saša Dragin || Saša || Dragin || 1972– || Minister in Serbia |-|| Saša Drakulić || Saša || Drakulić || 1972– || Serbian footballer |-||Sasha Eden || Sasha || Eden || 2019 || British and Lithuanian Child Model / Break Dancer|-|| Sacha Fenestraz || Sacha || Fenestraz || 1999– || French racing driver |-|| Sasha Filipenko || Sasha || Filipenko || 1984– || Belarusian writer |-|| Sasha Gabor || Sasha || Gabor || 1945–2008 || Norwegian pornographic film director and actor |-|| Saša Gajser || Saša || Gajser || 1974– || Slovenian footballer |-|| Saša Gedeon || Saša || Gedeon || 1970– || Czech director |-|| Sascha Gerstner || Sascha || Gerstner || 1977– || Guitarist of the power metal band Helloween |-|| Sasha Gollish || Sasha || Gollish || 1981– || Canadian competitive runner |-|| Sasha Gradiva || Sasha || Gradiva || 1979– || Russian singer |-|| Sasha Grey || Sasha || Grey || 1988– || American pornographic actress |-|| Sacha Guitry || Sacha || Guitry || 1885–1957 || French actor and playwright |-|| Sascha Hehn || Sascha || Hehn || 1954– || German actor |-|| Sasha Hostyn || Sasha || Hostyn || 1993– || Canadian professional video game player |-|| Saša Ilić || Saša || Ilić || 1970– || Macedonian football goalkeeper|-|| Saša Ilić|| Saša || Ilić || 1972– || Serbian-Australian football goalkeeper|-|| Saša Ilić|| Saša || Ilić || 1977– || Serbian football midfielder|-|| Saša Imprić || Saša || Imprić || 1986– || Croatian swimmer |-|| Sasha Issenberg || Sasha || Issenberg || || American journalist |-|| Saša Ivanović || Saša || Ivanović || 1984– || Montenegrin football goalkeeper |-|| Saša Kajkut || Saša || Kajkut || 1984– || Bosnian football player |-|| Sasha Kaun || Sasha || Kaun || 1985– || Russian basketball player |-|| Sacha Killeya-Jones || Sacha || Killeya-Jones || 1998– || American-British basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League |-|| Sascha Kindred || Sascha || Kindred || 1977– || British Paralympic swimmer |-|| Sacha Kljestan || Sacha || Kljestan || 1985– || American footballer |-|| Sascha Klein || Sascha || Klein || 1985– || German Olympic diver |-|| Saša Kocić || Saša || Kocić || 1976– || Serbian football player |-|| Alexander Kolowrat || Alexander "Sascha" || Kolowrat || 1886–1927 || American-born Austrian film producer of Bohemian (Czech) descent|-|| Sasha Kolpakov || Sasha || Kolpakov || 1943– || Russian musician |-|| Sascha Konietzko || Sascha || Konietzko || 1961– || German musician, founder/frontman of Industrial band KMFDM |-|| Saša Kovačević (footballer) || Saša || Kovačević || 1973– || Serbian international footballer |-|| Sasha Kropotkin || Sasha || Kropotkin || 1887–1966 || Russian-American émigré and writer |-|| Sasha Lane || Sasha || Lane || 1995– || American actress|-|| Sasha Lazard || Sasha || Lazard || || American singer |-|| Saša Lošić || Saša || Lošić || 1964– || Yugoslavian composer |-|| Saša Lozar || Saša || Lozar || 1980– || Croatian pop singer of the former boy band Saša, Tin i Kedžo |-|| Sasha Luss || Sasha || Luss || 1992– || Russian model and actress |-|| Sasha Mäkilä || Sasha || Mäkilä || 1973– || Finnish conductor and musician |-|| Saša Matić || Saša || Matić || 1978– || Bosnian Serb singer |-| Sacha McMeeking || Sacha || McMeeking || 1978/9– || New Zealand academic, lawyer and activist|-|| Sasha Meneghel || Sasha || Meneghel || 1998– || Model, actress and volleyball player |-|| Sasha Mitchell || Sasha || Mitchell || 1967– || American actor, famous for his role in the TV series Step By Step |-|| Sasha Montenegro || Sasha || Montenegro || 1946– || Mexican actress |-|| Sasha Obama || Sasha || Obama || 2001– || The younger daughter of U.S. President Barack Obama |-|| Saša Obradović || Saša || Obradović || 1969– || Serbian basketball player |-|| Sasha P || Sasha || P || 1983– || Nigerian musician (real name Anthonia Yetunde Alabi) |-|| Saša Papac || Saša || Papac || 1980– || Bosnia and Herzegovina association footballer |-|| Sacha Parkinson || Sacha || Parkinson || 1992– || English actress |-|| Sasha Pavlović || Sasha || Pavlović || 1983– || NBA basketball player |-|| Saša Peršon || Saša || Peršon || 1965– || Croatian footballer |-|| Saša Petričić || Saša || Petričić || 1963– || Serbian Canadian journalist |-|| Sasha Pieterse || Sasha || Pieterse || 1996– || American actress |-|| Sasha Pivovarova || Sasha || Pivovarova || 1985– || Russian model |-|| Sascha Pohflepp || Sascha || Pohflepp || 1978–2019 || German artist and writer |-|| Sascha Radetsky || Sascha || Radetsky || 1977– || American ballet dancer and actor |-|| Saša Radivojević || Saša || Radivojević || 1979– || Serbian football goalkeeper |-|| Saša Rakezić || Saša || Rakezić || 1963– || Serbian cartoonist |-|| Saša Ranić || Saša || Ranić || 1981– || Slovenian footballer |-|| Sascha Riether || Sascha || Riether || 1983– || German footballer |-|| Sasha Roiz || Sasha || Roiz || 1973– || Canadian actor |-|| Sacha Sacket || Sacha || Sacket || 1978– || Singer-songwriter from California |-|| Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin || Alexander "Sasha" || Shulgin || 1925–2014 || American chemist |-|| Saša Simonović || Saša || Simonović || 1975– || Serbian footballer |-|| Sasha Skenderija || Sasha || Skenderija || 1968– || Bosnian-American poet |-|| Sasha Sökol || Sasha || Sökol || 1970– || Mexican actress and singer |-|| Saša Stamenković || Saša || Stamenković || 1985– || Serbian football goalkeeper |-|| Sasha Tirupati || Sasha || Tirupati || 1989– || Indian-Canadian singer|-|| Saša Todić || Saša || Todić || 1974– || Serbian football goalkeeper |-|| Saša Toperić || Saša || Toperić || 1972– || Bosnian Israeli concert pianist |-|| Sacha Alexandre Trudeau || "Sacha" Alexandre || Trudeau || 1973– || Canadian filmmaker and journalist, son of Pierre Trudeau |-|| Saša Vasiljević || Saša || Vasiljević || 1979– || Bosnian basketball player |-|| Saša Viciknez || Saša || Viciknez || 1974– || Serbian footballer |-|| Sasha Victorine || Sasha || Victorine || 1978– || American football player |-|| Saša Vlaisavljević || Saša || Vlaisavljević || 1968– || Serbian engineer, business executive, and politician |-|| Sasha Vujačić || Sasha || Vujačić || 1984– || Slovenian basketball player |-|| Sasha Williams || Sasha || Williams || 1982– || Canadian actress |-|| Saša Živec || Saša || Živec || 1991– || Slovenian footballer |-|| Sascha Zverev || 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