Is Sakari a boy or girl name?

Sakari is a unisex name. Of the 945 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 68.7% were girls and 31.3% were boys. It changed hands in 2023, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Sakari

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Sakari was most popular in 2023, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,440 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,152, with 57 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 945 people named Sakari.

Sakari over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sakari’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sakari a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sakari is a unisex name — 68.7% of the 945 Americans given it were girls and 31.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 2023 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 52% girls and 48% 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