Saskia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Saskia is a Dutch feminine given name of uncertain origin. It has been in use since the Middle Ages and is also in occasional use in the Anglosphere. One source word might be the Germanic sachs, meaning Saxon.

From Wikipedia

Saskia first appears in the data in 1961 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 41 babies (rank #3,732 that year). In 2024 it was given to 41 girls (rank #3,732). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Saskia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Saskia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,197

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Saskia

Saskia Sassentheorist · b. 1947
Saskia van Uylenburghb. 1612
Saskia Eskenpolitician · b. 1961

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1961	7	#5,737
1962	5	#7,385
1964	5	#7,616
1965	10	#4,451
1966	12	#3,910
1967	9	#4,906
1969	13	#4,136
1970	16	#3,839
1971	13	#4,485
1972	15	#4,045
1973	16	#3,923
1974	8	#6,741
1975	14	#4,543
1976	19	#3,638
1977	10	#6,242
1978	8	#7,490
1979	13	#5,349
1980	10	#6,667
1981	15	#4,911
1983	10	#6,610
1984	11	#6,196
1985	18	#4,418
1986	14	#5,403
1987	22	#3,959
1988	20	#4,449
1989	11	#7,349
1990	21	#4,657
1991	20	#4,964
1992	17	#5,666
1993	16	#5,893
1994	19	#5,197
1995	23	#4,480
1996	27	#4,031
1997	31	#3,692
1998	23	#4,773
1999	22	#5,005
2000	35	#3,716
2001	27	#4,543
2002	38	#3,586
2003	32	#4,195
2004	29	#4,687
2005	24	#5,404
2006	17	#7,431
2007	32	#4,651
2008	17	#7,689
2009	21	#6,514
2010	20	#6,589
2011	16	#7,728
2012	33	#4,472
2013	29	#4,865
2014	19	#6,662
2015	19	#6,685
2016	27	#5,109
2017	26	#5,161
2018	27	#4,985
2019	19	#6,374
2020	23	#5,465
2021	18	#6,640
2022	30	#4,657
2023	35	#4,174
2024	41	#3,732