boy's name

Saikou

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 90

Saikou is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2010, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2007.

Saikou over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

15
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Saikou by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 10
2000s 5
2010s 5
2020s (to 2024) 15

How popular is Saikou?

In 2024, Saikou was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Saikou is used

England & Wales #4,021 5 in 2024
France as Saïkou #4,834 10 in 2024
United States #12,958 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Saikou is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Saïkou Saïkou is a rare spelling of Saikou, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. 10

Names that peaked alongside Saikou

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Saikou also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Saikou over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Saikou

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Saikou — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Saikou

How popular is the name Saikou?

In 2024, Saikou was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Saikou a girl's or a boy's name?

Saikou is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Saikou most popular?

Saikou peaked in 2010, when 5 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Saikou a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saikou currently ranks #12,958 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.