Recorded 1975–1994 Girls' name Peak 1975 47 births

Sakena — girls' name

47 babies named Sakena in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s181990s11
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sakena was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sakena in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sakena

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Sakena between 1975 and 1994, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sakena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sakena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sakena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sakena 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 47 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.

Sakena at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

47

Since 1975

20 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1975

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1994

Sakena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1975

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 19941990198919811980197919761975 6

Sakena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 38% of Sakena's all-time total
1970s181980s181990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sakena?
47 babies have been named Sakena since 1975. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
When was Sakena most popular?
Sakena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Sakena been used?
Sakena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 20 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Sakena?
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.

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, 1975–1994 (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.