Names / Girl names
Sakura
Current rank
#2,925
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,186
in 2012
First recorded
1970
in U.S. data
Children named
1,700
since 1970
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,186 in 2012 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
“cherry blossom” (Japanese). Stateside, it first appears in 1970. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Over 1,700 have carried it since records began.