Sakura is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2012 and remains in steady use.
Sakura is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,925 for girl births in the United States (and #5,136 across all names), given to 58 babies. Sakura first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2012 (87 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | #2,925 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | #3,006 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | #3,419 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | #3,209 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | #2,921 |
| 2020 | 53 | 53 | #3,056 |
| 2019 | 60 | 60 | #2,812 |
| 2018 | 60 | 60 | #2,836 |
| 2017 | 68 | 68 | #2,593 |
| 2016 | 60 | 60 | #2,859 |
| 2015 | 67 | 67 | #2,680 |
| 2014 | 64 | 64 | #2,734 |
| 2013 | 75 | 75 | #2,429 |
| 2012 | 87 | 87 | #2,186 |
| 2011 | 81 | 81 | #2,321 |
| 2010 | 80 | 80 | #2,380 |
| 2009 | 85 | 85 | #2,311 |
| 2008 | 76 | 76 | #2,507 |
| 2007 | 77 | 77 | #2,453 |
| 2006 | 65 | 65 | #2,751 |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | #2,961 |
| 2004 | 60 | 60 | #2,734 |
| 2003 | 45 | 45 | #3,283 |
| 2002 | 51 | 51 | #2,932 |
| 2001 | 59 | 59 | #2,592 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #5,281 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #6,142 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | #5,314 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,604 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,481 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,308 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #8,024 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #11,518 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #9,330 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #7,319 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #9,075 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #7,342 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #13,412 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,577 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #12,063 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,752 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,979 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,510 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #9,027 |