Sakari
Sakari is a given name, and may refer to:Sakari Kukko, Finnish saxophonist and flutist Sakari Kuosmanen, Finnish singer and actor Sakari Mattila, Finnish football player Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductor Sakari Pinomäki, Finnish mechanical and hydraulic systems engineer Sakari Timonen, Finnish blogger Sakari Tuomioja (1911-1964), Finnish politician Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830-1903), freiherr,…
Meaning & Origin of Sakari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sakari is a given name, and may refer to:Sakari Kukko, Finnish saxophonist and flutist Sakari Kuosmanen, Finnish singer and actor Sakari Mattila, Finnish football player Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductor Sakari Pinomäki, Finnish mechanical and hydraulic systems engineer Sakari Timonen, Finnish blogger Sakari Tuomioja (1911-1964), Finnish politician Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830-1903), freiherr,…
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The Story of Sakari
As a girl name
Sakari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 42 Sakaris were born — ranking #3,669 that year. As of 2026, Sakari ranks #4,621 for girls with 30 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 684 Sakaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sakari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 42 Sakaris were born — ranking #2,986 that year. As of 2026, Sakari ranks #2,986 for boys with 42 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). In total, more than 345 Sakaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sakari
Sakari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 684 births in the dataset. Sakari's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #3,669. Use the chart and map above to compare Sakari'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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