How Many People Are Named Sakai?
An estimated 509 people in the United States have the first name Sakai. It is used for both genders, with 82.5% male. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Sakai peaked in popularity in 2022 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sakai as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sakai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
509
About 1 in 673,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.5% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2022
68 births
Total Registered
513
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sakai
Sakai is predominantly male (82.5%), though 90 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sakai as a male name
Ranked #2,385 in 2024
59 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (59 births)
Sakai as a female name
Ranked #14,915 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (12 births)
Sakai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sakai span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 237 babies were registered. Sakai remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sakai by Decade
How has Sakai tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sakai by State
Birth registrations for Sakai span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Virginia, California, New York. On average, about 15 Sakais were registered per state.
Sakai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sakai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sakai
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sakai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sakai?
We estimate approximately 509 people named Sakai are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 673,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Sakai a common name?
Sakai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 513 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sakai most popular?
Sakai reached peak popularity in 2022, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sakai is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sakai a male name?
Sakai is predominantly male. 82.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sakai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sakai Smith, Sakai Johnson, Sakai Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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