Recorded 1986–2020 Girls' name Peak 1996 308 births

Saki — girls' name

308 babies named Saki in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s1162000s862010s812020s7
1990s
Peak decade

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

1996
Single peak year

16 babies were named Saki in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saki

The Social Security Administration has registered 308 babies named Saki between 1986 and 2020, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saki performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Saki shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Saki in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saki 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 308 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.

Saki at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

308

Since 1986

35 years of records

Peak year

1996

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1986

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2020

Saki popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1986

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1996)
16
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 202020152011200620021998199419901986 5

Saki popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 2004 (Saki as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20062004 6

Saki by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
116 births that decade — 38% of Saki's all-time total
1980s181990s1162000s862010s812020s7

Saki by state

Where Saki concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Saki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 5.2%
California share of Saki's total US births 5.2%

16 of 308 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saki?
308 babies have been named Saki since 1986. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1996 with 16 births.
When was Saki most popular?
Saki was most popular in the 1990s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Saki most popular?
The top states for the name Saki are California (16 births).
How long has the name Saki been used?
Saki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 35 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Saki?
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, 1986–2020 (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.