Unisex name · since 1993
Sakari
649 babies named Sakari in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,181 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 649
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
649 babies have been named Sakari since 1993, making it today's #5181 unisex name.
Sakari has 649 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5181 as of the latest data, more common than 70% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #10,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,181 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 649 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakari ranks #10,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,181 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 649 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,181 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 649
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sakari's 649 recorded births place it above 86.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Sakari compares
649 Top 40% higher than 60% of 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
Sakari's all-time total is 73% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sakari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 649 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sakari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sakari's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sakari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Sakari popularity over time - boys
296 total births recorded since 1997 (Sakari as boys' name)
Sakari by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (211 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Sakari's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sakari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
211 births
- 2010s
2010s
208 births
- 2020s
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 211 births (33% of all-time use).
How Sakari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sakari's total volume
Sakari by state
Where Sakari concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
7 of 649 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sakari's data
- Sakari's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (211 total births) through the 2020s (187) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Sakaris (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sakari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Sakari 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.