US rank #15722 Girls' name Peak 2007 167 births

Sakara — #15722 US girls' name

167 babies named Sakara in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s121990s252000s652010s482020s11
#15722
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sakara was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sakara in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sakara

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Sakara between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sakara currently holds the #15722 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sakara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sakara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sakara in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sakara 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 167 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.

Sakara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

167

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2007

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,722

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sakara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
13
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
468101214 202420172012200920062001199519891976 6

Sakara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
65 births that decade — 39% of Sakara's all-time total
1970s61980s121990s252000s652010s482020s11

Sakara by state

Where Sakara concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sakara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 3.0%
Illinois share of Sakara's total US births 3.0%

5 of 167 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sakara?
167 babies have been named Sakara since 1976. It currently ranks #15722 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 13 births.
When was Sakara most popular?
Sakara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Sakara most popular?
The top states for the name Sakara are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Sakara been used?
Sakara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sakara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sakura, Sakina, Sakinah, Sakari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.