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Sakura

/sæˈkʊɹɑ/ · 100% girls · 58 born in 2025

Sakura has been given to about 1,783 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/sæˈkʊɹɑ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,770
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sakura per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 87
  • Born in 202558
  • All time1,783
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Sakura?

Its best year was 2012, when 87 babies were given the name, ranking 2186th. The typical living American called Sakura is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Sakura

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Laura0.75
  2. Maura0.75
  3. Aura0.75
  4. Shakira0.74
  5. Sandra0.70
  6. Sara0.70
  7. Samara0.70
  8. Akira0.70

Middle names for Sakura

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sakura Rose0.85
  2. Sakura Louise0.85
  3. Sakura June0.84
  4. Sakura Pearl0.84
  5. Sakura Quinn0.84
  6. Sakura Nell0.84

Sibling names for Sakura

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.91
  2. Azariasister · 0.91
  3. Yarelisister · 0.90
  4. Keziahsister · 0.90
  5. Bodebrother · 0.89
  6. Yousefbrother · 0.89

Where Sakura is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sakura White0.80
  2. Sakura Reyes0.80
  3. Sakura Nguyen0.80
  4. Sakura Moore0.80
  5. Sakura Lee0.80
  6. Sakura Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sakura

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sakura across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.