US rank #2858 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,547 births

Sakina — #2858 US girls' name

1,547 babies named Sakina in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s2151980s2111990s2212000s2932010s3372020s237
#2858
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Sakina was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

58 babies were named Sakina in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sakina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,547 babies named Sakina between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sakina currently holds the #2858 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sakina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 337 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sakina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 157 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sakina in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sakina 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 1,547 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.

Sakina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,547

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2024

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,858

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sakina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
58
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
020406080 202420162008200019921984197619671961 8

Sakina by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
337 births that decade — 22% of Sakina's all-time total
1960s331970s2151980s2111990s2212000s2932010s3372020s237

Sakina by state

Where Sakina concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sakina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
157 10.1%
#2 Texas
81 5.2%
#3 California
59 3.8%
#4 Illinois
39 2.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
23 1.5%
#6 New Jersey
20 1.3%
#7 Virginia
14 0.9%
#8 Florida
6 0.4%
New York share of Sakina's total US births 10.1%
Even split

157 of 1,547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Sakina appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sakina?
1,547 babies have been named Sakina since 1961. It currently ranks #2858 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 58 births.
When was Sakina most popular?
Sakina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 337 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sakina most popular?
The top states for the name Sakina are New York (157 births), Texas (81 births), California (59 births).
How long has the name Sakina been used?
Sakina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sakina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sakura, Sakinah, Sakari, Sakeena, 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, 1961–2024 (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.