Girls' name · since 2003
Sakhia
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Sakhia, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
28 girls have been named Sakhia since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakhia has been recorded 28 times among girls since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2010.
- #41,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakhia ranks #41,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #41,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sakhia's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sakhia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sakhia's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sakhia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2010
- Peak year (2003)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2010.
28 total births across 8 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 7 births in a single year.
Sakhia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 82% of the file).
2000s was Sakhia's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Sakhia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).
Sakhia decade highlights
- Peak decade 23 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Sakhia's data
- Sakhia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Sakhia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2003–2010 (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 Sakhia 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.
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