Sascha

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A few things about Sascha you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Sascha

Sascha Riether

German footballer

Choose Sascha and your child shares a first name with Sascha Riether, a German footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Sascha, like who?” Sascha Riether's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 142,857 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Sascha, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Sascha would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySascha first shows up in US birth records in 1967, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 58 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1970, when it reached #2,621.
• 📈Then vs nowSascha is 2.3× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 322,581 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 142,857.
• 💬MeaningSascha is a German form of Alexander, which means “defender of men”.

About the name Sascha

Sascha is a boy name meaning “defender of men”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-cha”. US birth records list Sascha for boys from 1967 to 2025, in 48 of those 59 years. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked #2,621 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #6,803, with 12 babies.