Sakae
Sakae is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameJuliana Sakae Brazilian journalist and filmmaker Kazuhito Sakae , Japanese wrestling coach and retired wrestler Maiko Sakae , Japanese pop singerNameSakae Esuno , Japanese manga artist Sakae Kubo , Japanese playwright and director Sakae Menda , Japanese activist Mōkonami Sakae , Mongolian sumo wrestler Sakae…
Meaning & Origin of Sakae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sakae is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameJuliana Sakae Brazilian journalist and filmmaker Kazuhito Sakae , Japanese wrestling coach and retired wrestler Maiko Sakae , Japanese pop singerNameSakae Esuno , Japanese manga artist Sakae Kubo , Japanese playwright and director Sakae Menda , Japanese activist Mōkonami Sakae , Mongolian sumo wrestler Sakae…
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The Story of Sakae
As a girl name
American parents first put Sakae on the record books as a girl name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 7 Sakaes were born — ranking #3,817 that year. About 51% of every Sakae on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Sakae last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 57 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Sakae as a boy name dates back to 1917, when 8 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Sakae — #2,801 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Sakae on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Sakae last appeared in the published SSA data in 1926, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 58 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Sakae
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sakae is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Sock
- Soc
- Sok
- Soch
- Socke
- Socc
- Saak
- Salk
- Sauk
- Sack
- Sake
- Sec
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Sakae
Sakae is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 58 births in the dataset. Sakae's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,801. Use the chart and map above to compare Sakae's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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