Girls' name · since 1990
Sakoya
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Sakoya, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sakoya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 62 have been recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Sakoya recorded 62 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1990 to 2012.
- #32,556 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakoya ranks #32,556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sakoya's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sakoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sakoya's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sakoya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2012
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Sakoya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Sakoya's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sakoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sakoya's data
- Sakoya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sakoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1990–2012 (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 Sakoya 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.