Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Shasha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shasha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 209
- 0 boys · 209 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 614 as a first name in 2020; 173 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.
Shasha’s family of names
In English usage, Shasha has a related form in Sasha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Shasha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Shayna
“beautiful” · “a beautiful woman”
>99% girls
Alisha
Alisha is a feminine given name from Germanic.
>99% girls
Shania
Shania is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Misha
“who is like God?”
20% boys · 80% girls
Natasha
“born on Christmas Day”
>99% girls
Dasha
“a gift of God”
>99% girls
Alyse
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls