Sakita
Bunji Sakita was a Japanese-American theoretical physicist who made important contributions in quantum field theory, superstring theory and discovered supersymmetry in 1971. He was a distinguished professor of physics at the City College of New York.
Meaning & Origin of Sakita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bunji Sakita was a Japanese-American theoretical physicist who made important contributions in quantum field theory, superstring theory and discovered supersymmetry in 1971. He was a distinguished professor of physics at the City College of New York.
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The Story of Sakita
Sakita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 10 Sakitas were born — ranking #5,192 that year. As of 2026, Sakita ranks #8,734 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 37 Sakitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sakita
Sakita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 37 births in the dataset. Sakita's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #5,192. Use the chart and map above to compare Sakita'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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