Saku
Saku is a masculine Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include:Saku Kinnunen, Finnish ice hockey player Saku Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player Saku Mäenalanen, Finnish ice hockey player Saku Pesonen, Finnish footballer Saku Puhakainen, Finnish footballer Saku Salmela, Finnish ice hockey player Saku Salminen, Finnish ice hockey player Saku Savolainen, Finnish footballer
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Saku
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saku is a masculine Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include:Saku Kinnunen, Finnish ice hockey player Saku Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player Saku Mäenalanen, Finnish ice hockey player Saku Pesonen, Finnish footballer Saku Puhakainen, Finnish footballer Saku Salmela, Finnish ice hockey player Saku Salminen, Finnish ice hockey player Saku Savolainen, Finnish footballer
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
The Story of Saku
The earliest SSA record of Saku as a baby boy name dates back to 2011, when 5 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Saku — #12,285 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2011 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Sakus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Saku
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Saku. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Sakari
- Sakke
Names that sound like Saku
Phonetically similar names — useful when Saku is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Saki
- Soco
- Socky
- Saka
- Sako
- Socko
- Sockeye
- Socca
- Sokka
- Saca
- Socco
- Soku
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Saku
Saku is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Saku's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #12,285. Use the chart and map above to compare Saku'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.