Sakura
Sakura is commonly found as a feminine Japanese given name, also being occasionally given to males. Sakura is also found as a surname.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Sakura
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sakura is commonly found as a feminine Japanese given name, also being occasionally given to males. Sakura is also found as a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Sakura
American parents first put Sakura on the record books as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 87 Sakuras were born — ranking #2,159 that year. About 38% of every Sakura on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sakura ranks #3,114 for baby girls with 52 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sakura
Sakura is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sakura's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #2,159. Use the chart and map above to compare Sakura'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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