Name Legacy

Sakura

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Sakura was most popular in 2012, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,824 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,081, with 58 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,783 people named Sakura.

Most popular in2012
Rank that year#3,824
Births that year87
Total since 18801,783
Given to100% girls

Sakura over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Sakura’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sakura a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sakura is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,783 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Sakura

Where Sakura is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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