Girls' name · since 1976
Sakara
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 173 babies named Sakara, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,576 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 173
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sakara is the #13576 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 173 recorded since 1976.
Sakara has 173 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13576 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #21,341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,576 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 173 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakara ranks #21,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,576 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 173 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,576 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 173
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sakara's 173 recorded births place it above 70.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Sakara compares
173 34th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sakara's all-time total is 54% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sakara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 173 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sakara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sakara's full recorded timeline at 2007, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sakara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Sakara by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (65 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Sakara's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Sakara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 65 births (38% of all-time use).
Sakara by state
Where Sakara concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 173 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sakara's data
- Sakara's decade-level peak was the 2000s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Sakaras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sakara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sakara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.