Girls' name · since 2001
Sakiyah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 229 babies named Sakiyah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 229
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
229 babies have been named Sakiyah since 2001, making it today's #8662 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sakiyah recorded 229 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #8662 nationally today, ahead of 50% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #18,464 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,662 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 229 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakiyah ranks #18,464 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,662 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 229 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 229
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sakiyah's 229 recorded births place it above 74.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Sakiyah compares
229 40th percentile among 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
Sakiyah's all-time total is 39% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sakiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 229 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sakiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sakiyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sakiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sakiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (105 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Sakiyah's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Sakiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 105 births (46% of all-time use).
Sakiyah by state
Where Sakiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 6 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 2.6% |
6 of 229 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sakiyah's data
- Sakiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Sakiyahs (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sakiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Sakiyah 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.