Girls' name · since 1971
Sakinah
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,055 babies named Sakinah, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,921 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,055
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sakinah is the #6921 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,055 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakinah has been recorded 1,055 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #6921 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #7,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,921 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,055 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakinah ranks #7,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,921 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,055 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,921 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,055
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sakinah's 1,055 recorded births place it above 89.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Sakinah compares
1,055 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Sakinah's all-time total is 181% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sakinah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,055 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sakinah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sakinah's full recorded timeline at 1998, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sakinah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Sakinah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (275 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Sakinah's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sakinah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
275 births
- 1980s
1980s
255 births
- 1990s
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 275 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sakinah 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 Sakinah's total volume
Sakinah by state
Where Sakinah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 113 | 10.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 96 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 82 | 7.8% |
| #4 | California | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.5% |
113 of 1,055 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sakinah's data
- Sakinah's decade-level peak was the 1970s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Sakinahs (113 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sakinah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Sakinah 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.