US rank #15713 Girls' name Peak 1979 250 births

Sakeenah — #15713 US girls' name

250 babies named Sakeenah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s681980s891990s492000s182010s152020s11
#15713
of 17,661 girls in use

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

1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Sakeenah was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sakeenah in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sakeenah

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Sakeenah between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sakeenah currently holds the #15713 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sakeenah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sakeenah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Sakeenah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sakeenah 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 250 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.

Sakeenah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

250

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1979

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#15,713

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sakeenah popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
21
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 20242011199919921987198319791976 13

Sakeenah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
89 births that decade — 36% of Sakeenah's all-time total
1970s681980s891990s492000s182010s152020s11

Sakeenah by state

Where Sakeenah concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sakeenah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
29 11.6%
#2 Pennsylvania
6 2.4%
New Jersey share of Sakeenah's total US births 11.6%
Even split

29 of 250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sakeenah?
250 babies have been named Sakeenah since 1976. It currently ranks #15713 among girls. The peak year was 1979 with 21 births.
When was Sakeenah most popular?
Sakeenah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Sakeenah most popular?
The top states for the name Sakeenah are New Jersey (29 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Sakeenah been used?
Sakeenah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sakeenah?
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.