Sasha
Sasha is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Sasha are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 12% male / 88% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belarus, Armenia
- US births since 1880
- 1,381 male / 34,621 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sasha
To address Sasha when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sasha," in English, "Guten Tag Sasha," in German. About 12% of people named Sasha are men and 88% 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 Sasha,
German
Guten Tag Sasha,
French
Bonjour Sasha,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sasha:
Chinese
Sasha您好：
Japanese
Sasha様
English
Hi Sasha,
German
Hi Sasha,
French
Salut Sasha,
Spanish
Hola Sasha,
Chinese
Sasha你好：
Japanese
Sasha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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 4% |
| Belarus | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Armenia | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Ukraine | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Russia | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,381 male · 34,621 female · 36,002 births recorded
Since 1980: 3% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sasha a male or female name?
Sasha is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Sasha are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Sasha in an email?
To address Sasha when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sasha," in English, "Guten Tag Sasha," in German. About 12% of people named Sasha are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Sasha a unisex name?
Sasha is not a unisex name: 12% of people named Sasha are men. Sasha leans strongly female 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 Sasha a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sasha (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sasha,
title = {Is Sasha a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sasha},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}