girl's name

Sayaka

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 218

Sayaka is a girl's name. In 2017 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Sayaka is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 2000, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1979.

Sayaka over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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Births named Sayaka by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 6
1980s 33
1990s 83
2000s 67
2010s (to 2017) 24

How popular is Sayaka?

In 2017, Sayaka was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sayaka is used

France #6,802 5 in 2012
United States #14,799 6 in 2017

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sayaka

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

Parents who like Sayaka also like

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

Sibling names for Sayaka

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

Common questions about Sayaka

How popular is the name Sayaka?

In 2017, Sayaka was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Sayaka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Sayaka most popular?

Sayaka peaked in 2000, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.