Girls' name · since 2001
Sakurako
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Sakurako, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
20 girls have been named Sakurako since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sakurako has 20 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2012.
- #46,198 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sakurako ranks #46,198 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #46,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sakurako's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sakurako's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sakurako's full recorded timeline at 2003, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births.
Sakurako popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2012
- Peak year (2001)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Sakurako by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).
2000s was Sakurako's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Sakurako births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sakurako's data
- Sakurako's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Sakurako: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2001–2012 (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 Sakurako 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.