Girls' name · since 1970
Sakura
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 1,783 babies named Sakura, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,914 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,783
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,783 babies have been named Sakura since 1970, making it today's #2914 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakura has been recorded 1,783 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #2914 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 1970 to 2025.
- #5,097 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,914 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,783 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakura ranks #5,097 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,914 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,783 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,914 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,783
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sakura's 1,783 recorded births place it above 92.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sakura compares
1,783 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Sakura's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sakura | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,783 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sakura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sakura's full recorded timeline at 2004, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 87 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sakura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Sakura by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (702 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Sakura's strongest decade.
702 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Sakura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
595 births
- 2010s
2010s
702 births
- 2020s
2020s
322 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 702 births (39% of all-time use).
How Sakura 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 Sakura's total volume
Sakura by state
Where Sakura concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 322 | 18.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 86 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 80 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Hawaii | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.6% |
322 of 1,783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Sakura appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sakura's data
- Sakura's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (702 total births) through the 2020s (322) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sakuras (322 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sakura
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sakura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Sakura 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.