Sakina
Sakina is a feminine given name of Arabic and Hebrew origin.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Sakina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sakina is a feminine given name of Arabic and Hebrew origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Sakina
The earliest SSA record of Sakina as a baby girl name dates back to 1961, when 8 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 58 newborns named Sakina — #2,845 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Sakina on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sakina ranks #2,925 for baby girls with 57 births, rising sharply (+48% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sakina
Sakina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sakina's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,671. Use the chart and map above to compare Sakina'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.