Meaning and history
Saskia is a name from the Old German element sahso, meaning “a Saxon”; the Saxons were a Germanic tribe whose name ultimately comes from the Germanic word *sahsą, meaning “knife.” The name is also associated with Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612–1642), the wife of the Dutch painter Rembrandt.
20062006: 17 births, rank #7,142
2007: 32 births, rank #4,567
2008: 17 births, rank #7,408
2009: 21 births, rank #6,317
2010: 20 births, rank #6,382
20112011: 16 births, rank #7,436
2012: 33 births, rank #4,387
2013: 29 births, rank #4,755
2014: 19 births, rank #6,451
2015: 19 births, rank #6,452
20162016: 27 births, rank #4,990
2017: 26 births, rank #5,045
2018: 27 births, rank #4,889
2019: 19 births, rank #6,176
2020: 23 births, rank #5,314
20212021: 18 births, rank #6,414
2022: 30 births, rank #4,582
2023: 35 births, rank #4,114
2024: 41 births, rank #3,695
20252025: 33 births, rank #4,265
In 2025, 33 babies were recorded with the name Saskia, ranking #4,265 among girls.