Sascha
Sascha is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Sascha are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 71% male / 29% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Belarus, Germany, East Frisia
- US births since 1880
- 342 male / 1,079 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sascha
To address Sascha when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sascha," in English, "Guten Tag Sascha," in German. About 71% of people named Sascha are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sascha,
German
Guten Tag Sascha,
French
Bonjour Sascha,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sascha:
Chinese
Sascha您好：
Japanese
Sascha様
English
Hi Sascha,
German
Hi Sascha,
French
Salut Sascha,
Spanish
Hola Sascha,
Chinese
Sascha你好：
Japanese
Saschaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Germany | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 24% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Armenia | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | man's name | 75% |
Show all 15 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Russia | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Belgium | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
342 male · 1,079 female · 1,421 births recorded
Since 1980: 22% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sascha a male or female name?
Sascha is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Sascha are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Sascha in an email?
To address Sascha when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sascha," in English, "Guten Tag Sascha," in German. About 71% of people named Sascha are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Sascha a unisex name?
Sascha is not a unisex name: 71% of people named Sascha are men. Sascha leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Sascha a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sascha (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sascha,
title = {Is Sascha a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sascha},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}