Is Sakai a boy or girl name?

Sakai is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 644 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.0% were girls and 86.0% were boys.

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Sakai

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Sakai was most popular in 2025, when 131 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,940 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,940, with 131 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 644 people named Sakai.

Sakai over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sakai’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sakai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sakai is mostly a boy’s name — 14.0% of the 644 Americans given it were girls and 86.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org