Girls' name · since 1979
Sayaka
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Sayaka, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,184 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
213 girls have been named Sayaka since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sayaka recorded 213 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2017.
- #19,184 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 213 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayaka ranks #19,184 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,184 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sayaka's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sayaka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sayaka's full recorded timeline at 1998, 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 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sayaka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2017
- Peak year (2000)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Sayaka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (83 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Sayaka's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Sayaka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 83 births (39% of all-time use).
Sayaka by state
Where Sayaka concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 5.6% |
12 of 213 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sayaka's data
- Sayaka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sayakas (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sayaka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1979–2017 (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 Sayaka 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.