Total births
308
Girls' name · since 1986
Saki
Saki has 308 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 308
- total births
- 1986–2020
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
308 girls have been named Saki since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saki has been recorded 308 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2020.
- 308 total births
- 1986–2020 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
308 girls have been named Saki since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.
- 308
- total births
- 1986–2020
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
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.
Saki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saki's full recorded timeline at 2003, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saki at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
1996
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Saki popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2020
- Peak year (1996)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Saki popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2004 (Saki as boys' name)
Saki by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Saki's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Saki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 116 births (38% of all-time use).
Saki by state
Where Saki concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| 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? ▼
Saki has been given to 308 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 16 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Saki since 1986 -- 35 years through the most recent 2020 data.
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.
What to do with Saki's data
- Saki's decade-level peak was the 1990s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sakis (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Saki
Nearby Names Like Saki
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Saki
Sakura Girl
#2993 1,783 births
Sakina Girl
#2870 1,607 births
Sakinah Girl
#10465 1,055 births
Sakari Girl
#4962 649 births
Sakeena Girl
#8059 601 births
Compare Saki side by side: Saki vs Sakura Saki vs Sakina Saki vs Sakinah
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1986–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Saki: Baby Name Since 1986 - 308 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saki. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Saki 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 July 2026.