Saskia is a distinctive choice, ranked #807 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Saskia in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#807
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About the Name Saskia
Saskia is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 39 places over five years. Its high point was #125 in 1999, and it now sits at #676. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Saskia is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Saskia in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Saskia
Saskia Fischer — Saskia Fischer is a German actress who began her career in 1991.
Saskia van Hintum — Johanna Antoinette Petronella ("Saskia") van Hintum is a retired female volleyball player and later coach from the Netherlands, who represented her place of origin/ native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in fifth place.
Saskia Matheis — Saskia Matheis is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.
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 Saskia
Unlikely. With around 45 UK babies named Saskia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Saskia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Saskia is declining: down 170 places since 2020, to #807 in 2025. It peaked at #125 in 1999.
Saskia 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 Saskia include: Saskia Fischer, Saskia van Hintum and Saskia Matheis. Short summaries for each appear below.
Saskia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Saskias in the wild.
45
UK babies named Saskia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 170 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Saskia
Almost certainly the only Saskia in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Saskia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Johanna Antoinette Petronella ("Saskia") van Hintum is a retired female volleyball player and later coach from the Netherlands, who represented her place of origin/ native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in fifth place.
Saskia Christina Esken is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as co-leader of the party from her election in December 2019 (alongside Norbert Walter-Borjans) and re-election in December 2021 (alongside Lars Klingbeil) until 2025.