Sakina
Girl name · #2871 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 59 baby girls were named Sakina, placing it at #2871 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4144, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,508 girls born in 2025 was named Sakina.
Babies named Sakina per year. Source: SSA.
The 64-year story
Sakina first appears in the Social Security records in 1961, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 59 babies and a rank of #2859. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Sakina against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Sakina in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sakina is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sakina will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sakina is most common
State-level data for Sakina is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Sakina
Statistically, parents drawn to Sakina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Delina, Lucina, Lovina, Medina, and Divina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sakina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2859 |
| 2024 | 58 | #2857 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3709 |
| 2022 | 54 | #3033 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3801 |
| 2020 | 45 | #3399 |
| 2019 | 43 | #3552 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5152 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4695 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4734 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4144 |
| 2014 | 36 | #4103 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3573 |
| 2012 | 31 | #4601 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4915 |
| 2010 | 39 | #3889 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4805 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4647 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4475 |
| 2006 | 34 | #4265 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5600 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5969 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4536 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3889 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4321 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sakina a popular girl name?
Sakina ranked #2871 among girls in 2025 with 59 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4144.
When was the name Sakina most popular?
Sakina peaked in 2025, when 59 American girls received the name (ranked #2859 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sakina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,508 newborn American girls was named Sakina. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.