Sasha is a unisex given name. It originated in countries of Eastern and Southern Europe as a diminutive of Alexander and Alexandra. It is also found as a surname, although this is very rare. Alternative spellings include: Сáша ("Sasha" - Russian, Serbian), Сашо ("Sasho" - Bulgarian), Саше ("Sashe" - Macedonian), Saša (Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Latvian, Lithuanian), Sașa (Romanian), Sasza (Polish), Сашко ("Sashko" - Ukrainian), Sascha (German), Sasja (Dutch and Swedish), and Sacha (French).
This name is especially common in Europe where it is used by males and females as a diminutive of Alexander and Alexandra. Despite its popularity in informal usage, the name is rarely recorded on birth certificates in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, as it is considered a diminutive and not a formal name. Exceptions are Serbia, Croatia and Germany.
In French-speaking regions (France, Belgium, Quebec), Sacha is almost exclusively given to males (Sasha is much rarer and approximately given equally to both genders). In the United States the name is almost exclusively used for girls (at number 569 in the ranking of U.S. baby names in 2014), although it didn't gain popularity until the 1970s.
Sascha (actor), German pornographic actor
Sasha Alexander, Serbian-American actress
Sasha Allen, American singer and actress
Sasha Andrews, Canadian football defender
Saša Antunović, Serbian footballer
Sasha Argov (1914–95), Russian-born Israeli composer
Sasha Artemev, American gymnast
Sacha Baron Cohen (born 1971), British actor and comedian of Ali G, Borat, and Brüno fame
Sasha Barrese, American actress
Sacha Bennett, British Film-maker
Sacha Dean Biyan, noted American fashion photographer
Saša Bjelanović, Croatian football player
Saša Bogunović, Serbian football player
Sasha Chorny, Russian poet
Saša Cilinšek, Serbian football player
Saša Ćirić, football player from the Republic of Macedonia of Serbian origin
Sasha Cohen (born 1984), American Olympic figure skater
Saša Ćurčić, Serbian former football midfielder
Sacha Distel, French singer
Sasha Dobson, American jazz singer
Saša Đorđević (footballer) (born 1981), Serbian footballer
Aleksandar Đorđević (Saša) (born 1967), Serbian basketball player and coach
Saša Dragin, Minister in Serbia
Saša Drakulić, Serbian footballer
Sasha Gabor, Norwegian pornographic actor
Saša Gajser, Slovenian footballer
Saša Gedeon, Czech director
Sascha Gerstner, Guitarist of the power metal band Helloween
Sasha Grey, American pornographic actress
Sacha Guitry, French actor and playwright
Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1970), Macedonian football goalkeeper
Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1972), Serbian-Australian football goalkeeper
Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1977), Serbian football midfielder
Saša Imprić, Croatian swimmer
Sasha Issenberg, American journalist
Saša Ivanović, Montenegrin football goalkeeper
Saša Kajkut, Bosnian football player
Sasha Kaun (born 1985), Russian basketball player
Sascha Kindred British Paralympic swimmer
Sacha Kljestan, American footballer playing for Anderlecht
Sascha Klein,German Olympic diver
Saša Kocić, Serbian football player
Alexander Kolowrat better known as "Sascha", American-born Austrian film producer of Bohemian (Czech) descent
Sasha Kolpakov, Russian musician
Sascha Konietzko, German musician, founder/frontman of Industrial band KMFDM
Saša Kovačević, Serbian international footballer
Sasha Lazard, American singer
Saša Lošić, Yugoslavian composer
Saša Lozar, Croatian pop singer of the former boy band Saša, Tin i Kedžo
Saša Matić, Bosnian Serb singer
Sasha Meneghel, Model, actress and volleyball player
Sasha Mitchell, American actor, famous for his role in the TV series Step By Step
Sasha Montenegro, Mexican actress
Sasha Obama, younger daughter of Barack Obama, see Family of Barack Obama#Malia Obama and Sasha Obama
Saša Obradović, Serbian basketball player
Sasha P, Nigerian musician (real name Anthonia Yetunde Alabi)
Saša Papac, Bosnia and Herzegovina association footballer
Sasha Pavlović, professional basketball (NBA) player
Saša Peršon, Croatian footballer
Saša Petričić (born 1963), Serbian Canadian journalist
Sasha Pieterse, American actress
Sasha Pivovarova, Russian model
Sascha Pohflepp, German artist and writer
Sascha Radetsky, American ballet dancer and actor
Saša Radivojević, Serbian football goalkeeper
Saša Rakezić, Serbian cartoonist
Saša Ranić, Slovenian footballer
Sasha Roiz, Canadian actor
Sacha Sacket, Singer-Songwriter from California
Sascha Schmitz, German singer
Saša Simonović, Serbia footballer
Sasha Skenderija, Bosnian-American poet
Sasha Sökol, Mexican actress and singer
Saša Stamenković, Serbian football goalkeeper
Saša Todić, Serbian football goalkeeper
Saša Toperić, Bosnian Israeli concert pianist
Sacha Alexandre Trudeau, Canadian filmmaker and journalist, son of Pierre Trudeau
Saša Vasiljević, Bosnian basketball player
Saša Viciknez, Serbian footballer
Sasha Victorine (born 1978), American football player
Saša Vlaisavljević, Serbian engineer, business executive, and politician
Sasha Vujačić (born 1984), Slovenian basketball player
Sasha Williams, Canadian actress
Saša Živec (born 1991), Slovenian footballer
Sascha Zverev (born 1997), German tennis player
Sasha (espionage), an alleged Soviet mole in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency during the Cold War
Sasha (DJ, born 1974), Jamaican DJ
Sasha (DJ, born 1969), Welsh DJ (real name Alexander Coe)
Sasha (dog) (2004–2008), a Labrador dog that served in the British Army
Alter egos and stage personas
Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé Knowles's alter ego
Sasha Banks, American professional wrestler
Legend, myth and religion
Sasha and Zamani, spirits, two stages of time in Eastern and Central African cultures
Fictional creatures and animals
Sasha, bird character from Walt Disney's Peter and the Wolf (1946 film)
Sasha, cat from the book series Warriors by Erin Hunter
Sacha, desman (water mole) in the animated television program Noah's Island
Sasha La Fleur, a character from the movie, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, the television series, and An All Dogs Christmas Carol
Sasha, a character from the movie, Help! I'm a Fish
By surname
Sasha Barbicon, the owner of an art gallery from the game Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
Sasha Belov, character from the TV show Make It or Break It
Sasha Bezmel, character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
Sash Bishop, character from the Irish soap opera Fair City
Sasha Bordeaux, DC Comics character, former ally of Batman
Sasha Braus, character from the anime/manga series Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin)
Saša Bůčková, character from Czech sitcom Comeback
Sasha Dixon, character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Sascha König, character from the television drama Inspector Rex, episode 8x13
Sasha Kreutzev, character from the anime/novel series A Certain Magical Index (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
Sacha Levy, AAU Registrar in the BBC TV series Holby City
Sasha Nein, powerful psychonaut and instructor from the game Psychonauts
Sascha Petrosevitch, character from the 2002 film Half Past Dead
Sasha Thompson, leader of the Mad Dogs and a target in CHERUB book Mad Dogs
Surnameless, by IP
Sasha, Russian pilot in the 2009 movie 2012 (film)
Sasha, Ted Mundy's absolute friend in John le Carré's 2003 espionage novel Absolute Friends
Sasha, commanding officer from the game Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Sasha, romantic love interest of Ginger in Nickelodeon's As Told by Ginger
Sascha, a reaper in the manga Black Butler by Yana Toboso
Sasha, character from the Bratz line of fashion dolls, see List of Bratz characters
Sasha, the Russian bartender at Rick's Cafe Americain in Casablanca
Sasha, enigmatic female hacker from the 2003 film Cube 2: Hypercube
Sasha, the leader of The Reapers gang in Infamous (video game)
Sasha, character from the 2009 film The Last Station
Sasha, the Muscovite princess in the novel Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf
Sasha, character from the Japanese manga Pita-Ten
Alexander "Sasha" Nikolaevich Hell, protagonist of The Qwaser of Stigmata
Captain Sasha from the Ratchet & Clank series
Sasha, the reincarnation of Athena in the manga Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
Sasha, character from Adult Swim's Titan Maximum
Sweet Sasha, a doll from Ty Girlz
Sasha (The Walking Dead), Tyreese's sister on The Walking Dead TV series
Sacha, The Heavy's stock minigun in the game Team Fortress 2
Sasha Antonov, a character from the 2014 television series Bitten
Albanian: Dasha, Vasha
Bosnian: Safiha, Sabiha
Croatian: Saša
Dutch: Saskia
English: Tasha
French: Sascha
Georgian: Lasha
German: Sascha
Hindi: Asha, Sashi, Shashi, Shikha
Macedonian: Sashka, Sasho
Muslim: Salha
Nepali: Asha, Aasha, Sashi
Persian: Pasha, Rasha
Portuguese: Sancha
Russian: Саша, Dasha, Masha, Natasha, Pasha, Sashka, Tasha, Yasha
Serbian: Saša
Slovenian: Saša
Spanish: Sancha
Swedish: Sassa
Swiss: Sascha
Turkish: Saliha, Sabiha
