Recorded 1975–1976 Girls' name Peak 1976 12 births

Sacajawea — girls' name

12 babies named Sacajawea in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s12
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sacajawea was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sacajawea in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sacajawea

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Sacajawea between 1975 and 1976, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sacajawea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sacajawea performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sacajawea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sacajawea at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

12

Since 1975

2 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1975

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1976

Sacajawea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1975

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19761975 5

Sacajawea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 100% of Sacajawea's all-time total
1970s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sacajawea?
12 babies have been named Sacajawea since 1975. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
When was Sacajawea most popular?
Sacajawea was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Sacajawea been used?
Sacajawea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 2 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Sacajawea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sacha, Sachi, Sachiko, Sacred, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.