US rank #16187 Girls' name Peak 2002 240 births

Sakshi — #16187 US girls' name

240 babies named Sakshi in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1272010s922020s16
#16187
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 8% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sakshi was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

26 babies were named Sakshi in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sakshi

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Sakshi between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sakshi currently holds the #16187 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sakshi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sakshi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sakshi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sakshi 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 240 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.

Sakshi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

240

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2002

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,187

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sakshi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
26
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
051015202530 202420192016201320102007200420011999 5

Sakshi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
127 births that decade — 53% of Sakshi's all-time total
1990s52000s1272010s922020s16

Sakshi by state

Where Sakshi concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sakshi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 2.9%
#2 New York
5 2.1%
California share of Sakshi's total US births 2.9%
Even split

7 of 240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sakshi?
240 babies have been named Sakshi since 1999. It currently ranks #16187 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 26 births.
When was Sakshi most popular?
Sakshi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Sakshi most popular?
The top states for the name Sakshi are California (7 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sakshi been used?
Sakshi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sakshi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sakura, Sakina, Sakinah, Sakari, 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, 1999–2024 (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.