Sacha is a distinctive choice, ranked #898 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sacha in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#898
About the Name Sacha
Sacha has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 117 places in five years. It was most popular in 1999 at #362 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sacha is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sacha
Unlikely. With around 35 UK babies named Sacha per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sacha in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sacha has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 117 places in the last five years. Its peak was #362 in 1999. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Sacha 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 Sacha include: Sacha Schneider — Sacha Schneider is one of Luxemburger's most experienced football players.; Sacha Boey — Sacha Boey is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back and wing-back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayern...; Sacha Opinel — Sacha Fernand Henri Opinel is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender..
Sacha does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sachas in the wild.
35
UK babies named Sacha (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 117 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sacha
Likely around 1 other Sacha in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Sacha
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sacha Boey is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back and wing-back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
Sacha Fernand Henri Opinel is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made over 200 appearances across France, Scotland, and England, winning the FA Trophy in 2008.
Sacha Zaliouk, born Alexander Davidovich Zaliouk (Cyrillic: Александр Давидович Залюк or Александр Давидович Цалюк), was a Russian-born illustrator and sculptor, from a Jewish family in Radomysl (now Ukraine). The Zaliouks were businessmen, artists and musicians from the Zhitomir region from early in the 19th century.
Sacha Boisvert is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 18th overall by the Blackhawks in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
Sacha Pfeiffer is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and radio host. In November 2018, she joined NPR as an investigations correspondent.