How Many People Are Named Sayaka?

209

people named Sayaka are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 1,635,334 people in the US has this name

Based on 213 babies named Sayaka in Social Security records from 1979 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#26,967

πŸ’ŽπŸ’Ž Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#15,665

See the top 100

Peak Year

2000

15 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

πŸ“– Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Japanese
Pronunciation: SAH-YAH-KAH
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

From Japanese ζ²™ (sa) meaning "sand" or η΄— (sa) meaning "thread, silk" with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or θ€Ά (ya), an interjection, combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 加 (ka) meaning "increase". This name can also be composed of other kanji combinations. It is often written さやか using the hiragana writing system.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
100.0%
Male
0.0%

All of the babies given the name Sayaka in the records were girls.

πŸ‘₯ Age Distribution

The average person named Sayaka alive today is about 28 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 22 and 33 in 2025.

Under 30 121
57.6%
30 to 59 89
42.4%
60 and over 0
0%

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Over Time

Sayaka first appears in the records in 1979 and was given most often in 2000, to 15 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.

Babies given the name each year, 1979 to 2017

πŸ† Rank History

Sayaka has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #7,084, in 2000.

Girls
Rank in 2025Not ranked
Best rank#7,084 (2000)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#9,360 in the 1990s

πŸ“ State-Wise Distribution

People named Sayaka alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Sayaka were born in California than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.

California 12

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