Given name
Sakeena
“a beloved friend”·“having God-inspired peace of mind”
Sakeena is a variant of Sakina. Interpretations include “a beloved friend” and “having God-inspired peace of mind”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sakeena is a variant of Sakina. Interpretations include “a beloved friend” and “having God-inspired peace of mind”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sakeena is a variant of Sakina. Sakina has been associated with Indian and Arabic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sakeena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 601
- 0 boys · 601 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,261 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +66%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,261 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 518 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sakeena’s family of names
Sakeena has a related form in Sakina.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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