Sakina
Sakina was the 2889th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 2716th; the most babies were born in 2025 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,324 places. More babies were named Sakina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,889 girls, up 551 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202559 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,607babies recorded
Sakina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,889 | 59 |
| 2020 | #3,440 | 45 |
| 2010 | #3,945 | 39 |
| 2000 | #3,866 | 33 |
| 1990 | #3,792 | 28 |
| 1980 | #3,299 | 26 |
| 1970 | #4,435 | 13 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sakina, counting every spelling?
Sakina is the most common spelling of a name family that had 75 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 75 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakina | 59 | #2,889 | 251 |
| Sakinah | 16 | #7,083 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sakina?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sakina (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sakina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sakina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sakina?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Sakina are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 10 and 39. That makes Sakina mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sakina by state
How common Sakina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.3×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sakina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sakina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sakina
How popular is the name Sakina?
Sakina was the 2889th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 2716th; the most babies were born in 2025 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,324 places. More babies were named Sakina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sakina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sakina in the US.
Where is Sakina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sakina was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Illinois.