Maria vs Sasha
Maria and Sashacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Maria was ranked #74 and Sasha #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maria was ranked #91 and Sasha #776 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Maria was ranked #93 and Sasha #354 among girls in Northern Ireland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2011, Maria was ranked #96 and Sasha #95 among girls in New Zealand.
Maria and Sasha over time
Maria and Sasha appear together in 3 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sasha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sasha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maria in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Maria and Sasha were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 42 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #74 and #718.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls42 shared years, 1973–2025
Maria held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Sasha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maria #27 in 1988, Sasha #200 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maria #74, Sasha #718.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Maria held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sasha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maria #66 in 2018, Sasha #114 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maria #91, Sasha #776.
Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2022
Maria held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Sasha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maria #49 in 2009, Sasha #95 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Maria #93, Sasha #354.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Maria | Sasha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #62 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Sasha does not have one recorded yet.
- Maria and Sasha both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Maria; Sasha doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Maria
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #62 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sasha
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls