Names / Girl names
Sakina
Current rank
#2,889
and rising
All-time peak
#2,716
in 1979
First recorded
1961
in U.S. data
Children named
1,600
since 1961
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,716 in 1979 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(sah-KEE-nah): tranquility, peace. Strong spiritual calm to this one. Stateside, it first shows up in 1961. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Across all years, more than 1,600 children have been named this.