Given name & surname
Pasha
“woman of the sea”
Pasha is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English usage, Pasha developed from Paşa. Pasha is an affectionate form of Praskovya.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pasha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 906
- 408 boys · 498 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,548 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,548 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,027 as a first name in 2020; 1,721 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pasha’s family of names
Pasha is an affectionate form of Paul. In English usage, Pasha developed from the Turkish form Paşa. Pasha has a related form in Pashah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Pasha has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Pasha
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