Sakai is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Sakai is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,398 for boy births in the United States (and #2,956 across all names), given to 131 babies. Sakai first appears in 1998 and peaked in 2025 (131 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131 | 131 | — | #1,398 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | #14,966 | #2,391 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,685 |
| 2022 | 68 | 68 | #9,562 | #2,463 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | #14,956 | #4,215 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,253 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,778 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,046 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,536 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #15,898 | #11,878 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,687 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,862 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,945 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #19,051 | #8,030 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #13,145 | #6,194 |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | #12,090 | #5,430 |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 | #9,870 | #6,744 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #17,099 | #7,609 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #15,168 | #12,091 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,035 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #11,647 | #5,526 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,424 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #17,862 | #8,481 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,423 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,049 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,293 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,994 |