Sakai

Origin: Undetermined — Meaning not established

Boy's name · #1398 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Sakai is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1998, it stood at #1398 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 550 boys have been named Sakai along the way.

Across the states

See where Sakai is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sakais

Sakai Tanaka^ja — Japanese international-affairs commentator and former Kyodo News journalist

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 2,300 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Gōtoku Sakai — Japanese association football player
Hiroki Sakai — Japanese association football player
Tomoyuki Sakai — Japanese association football player

What Sakais become

Among 16 notable people named Sakai:

No single standout — notable Sakais spread across many fields.

Similar names: Zaccai · Delijah · Zacari · Rakai · Akai · Nisaiah

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