How Many People Are Named Sakura?
An estimated 1,703 people in the United States have the first name Sakura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Sakura peaked in popularity in 2012 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sakura 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 Sakura paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sakura is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,703
About 1 in 201,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2012
87 births
Total Registered
1,725
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sakura
Sakura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,725 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sakura as a female name
Ranked #3,001 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (87 births)
Sakura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sakura span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 702 babies were registered. While Sakura is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sakura by Decade
How has Sakura 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.
Sakura by State
Birth registrations for Sakura span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, New Jersey. On average, about 46 Sakuras were registered per state.
Sakura + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sakura as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sakura
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sakura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sakura?
We estimate approximately 1,703 people named Sakura 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 201,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Sakura a common name?
Sakura is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,725 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sakura most popular?
Sakura reached peak popularity in 2012, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sakura is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sakura a female name?
Sakura is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sakura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sakura Smith, Sakura Johnson, Sakura 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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