Pasha is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Pasha in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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About the Name Pasha
Pasha is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1007 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1609 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Pasha is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Pasha in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Pasha
Pasha Petkuns — Pavel "Pasha" Petkuns is a Latvian freerunning and parkour athlete who is sponsored by Red Bull.
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha — Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, was the first grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire appointed by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
Aydoslu Mehmed Pasha — Aydoslu Mehmed Pasha, also called Aidos Mehmed Pasha, was an 18th-century Ottoman statesman and military officer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Pasha
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Pasha per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Pasha in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Pasha is rising: up 242 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,609 in 2022.
Pasha is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Pasha include: Pasha Petkuns and Aydoslu Mehmed Pasha. Short summaries for each appear below.
Pasha does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Pashas in the wild.
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UK babies named Pasha (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 242 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Pasha
Almost certainly the only Pasha in the class
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UK Popularity (1999–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Pasha
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ahmad Pasha or Ahmed Pasha or Ahmet Pasha may refer to: Gedik Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman grand vizier Dukakinzade Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman grand vizier Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman grand vizier Hain Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman governor of Egypt who declared himself Sultan of Egypt Kara Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman grand vizier Ahmed-paša Dugalić, Ottoman governor of Bosnia, Belgrade and Temeşvar Ahmad Pasha ibn Ridwan, Ottoman governor of Damascus and Gaza Hadım Hafız Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman governor of Egypt Hafız Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman grand vizier Bakırcı Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman governor of Egypt Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman grand vizier Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French army officer who worked for Ottomans Ahmad Pasha of Baghdad (r.
Mehmed Kâmil Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: محمد كامل پاشا; Turkish: Kıbrıslı Mehmet Kâmil Paşa, "Mehmed Kâmil Pasha the Cypriot"), also spelled as Kâmil Pasha, was an Ottoman statesman and liberal politician of Turkish Cypriot origin in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: صوقوللى محمد پاشا, romanized: Sokollu Mehmet Paşa; Serbian: Мехмед-паша Соколовић, romanized: Mehmed-paša Sokolović; pronounced [měxmet pâʃa sokǒːloʋitɕ]; 1505 – 11 October 1579) was an Ottoman statesman of Serb origin most notable for being the grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire.