US rank #8027 Girls' name Peak 1981 588 births

Sakeena — #8027 US girls' name

588 babies named Sakeena in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s141970s1131980s1341990s862000s992010s892020s45
#8027
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Sakeena was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sakeena in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sakeena

The Social Security Administration has registered 588 babies named Sakeena between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sakeena currently holds the #8027 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sakeena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sakeena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sakeena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sakeena 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 588 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.

Sakeena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

588

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

1981

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#8,027

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sakeena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
23
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
0510152025 202420172009200119931986197919711957 8

Sakeena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
134 births that decade — 23% of Sakeena's all-time total
1950s81960s141970s1131980s1341990s862000s992010s892020s45

Sakeena by state

Where Sakeena concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sakeena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
7 1.2%
#2 New York
6 1.0%
Illinois share of Sakeena's total US births 1.2%
Even split

7 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sakeena?
588 babies have been named Sakeena since 1957. It currently ranks #8027 among girls. The peak year was 1981 with 23 births.
When was Sakeena most popular?
Sakeena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Sakeena most popular?
The top states for the name Sakeena are Illinois (7 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Sakeena been used?
Sakeena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sakeena?
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, 1957–2024 (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.