Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Sakari

Gender Unisex · 69% girls Rank 2025 #5,207 Trend ↑ Rising 17%
Rank 2025
#5,207
among girls · ↓202 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
57
named Sakari · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
71 babies
All-time total
945
#10,006 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Sakari popularity over time

945 babies have been named Sakari since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 43 11 54 5 – #7,154
2000s 211 11 222 22 +311% #3,720
2010s 208 106 314 31 +41% #4,633
2020s (to 2025) 187 168 355 59 +88% #4,096

Where Sakari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 27 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 28 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Sakari

Sakari is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,207 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 945 American babies have been named Sakari, about 69% girls and 31% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 71 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sakari stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sakari?

The median living Sakari is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 17. An estimated 900 people named Sakari are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sakari year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 25 #5,207 32 #3,572
2024 27 #5,005 40 #3,091
2023 35 #4,174 36 #3,333
2022 36 #4,096 18 #5,395
2021 34 #4,227 17 #5,515
2020 30 #4,525 25 #4,123
2019 30 #4,633 28 #3,881
2018 17 #7,053 22 #4,585
2017 15 #7,776 13 #6,603
2016 14 #8,322 15 #6,002
2015 20 #6,419 10 #7,934
2014 15 #7,997 8 #9,470
2013 26 #5,287 5 #13,703
2012 30 #4,814 5 #13,847
2011 24 #5,695 – –
2010 17 #7,455 – –
2009 18 #7,293 – –
2008 22 #6,315 – –
2007 30 #4,923 6 #12,092
2006 42 #3,720 – –
2005 21 #5,964 – –
2004 24 #5,346 – –
2003 24 #5,208 – –
2002 7 #13,349 – –
2001 9 #10,843 5 #11,977
2000 14 #7,506 – –
1995 6 #13,027 – –
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Famous people named Sakari

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sakari Tuomioja Sakari Tuomioja Finnish politician and diplomat (1911–1964) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sakari, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sakari?

The median living Sakari is about 8 years old. Half of all living Sakaris are between 3 and 17 years old.

How many people named Sakari are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Sakari are alive in the United States, based on 945 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sakari in 2025?

Sakari ranked #5,207 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sakari?

945 babies have been named Sakari in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sakari most popular?

Sakari peaked in 2023, when 71 newborns received the name.

Is Sakari a boy or girl name?

Sakari is used for both: about 69% of babies named Sakari have been girls and 31% boys.

Is the name Sakari rising or falling?

Sakari is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sakari become more popular?

Sakari is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Sakari in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sakari?

Well-known people named Sakari include Sakari Tuomioja (politician).

Names like Sakari

Names that sound and feel close to Sakari: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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