Girls' name · since 1961
Sakina
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 1,607 babies named Sakina, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,449 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,871 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,607
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sakina currently ranks #2871 among girls' names in America, with 1,607 babies recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakina has been recorded 1,607 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #2871 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #5,449 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,871 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,607 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakina ranks #5,449 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,871 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,607 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,449 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,871 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,607
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sakina's 1,607 recorded births place it above 92.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sakina compares
1,607 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sakina's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sakina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,607 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sakina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sakina's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sakina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Sakina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (338 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Sakina's strongest decade.
338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Sakina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
215 births
- 1980s
1980s
211 births
- 1990s
1990s
221 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s
2010s
338 births
- 2020s
2020s
296 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 338 births (21% of all-time use).
How Sakina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sakina's total volume
Sakina by state
Where Sakina concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 165 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 86 | 5.4% |
| #3 | California | | 64 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 39 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 28 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 14 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 7 | 0.4% |
165 of 1,607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Sakina appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sakina's data
- Sakina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (338 total births) through the 2020s (296) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sakinas (165 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Sakina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Sakina 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.