Given name & surname · also Indian
Sakina
“a beloved friend”·“having God-inspired peace of mind”
Sakina is used as a given name and a surname. 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
Interpretations include “a beloved friend” and “having God-inspired peace of mind”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Indian and Arabic naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sakina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,607
- 0 boys · 1,607 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 59
- #2,889 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +47%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,889 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 46.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,189 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.
Sakina’s family of names
Sakina has a related form in Sakinah. Sakina has a related form in Sakeena. Sakina has a related form in Sakeana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Sakinahvariant
- Sakeenavariant
- Sakkinalikely variant
- Sakeanavariant
- Sakinnavariant
- Sakeynavariant
- Sakynavariant
- Sakeinavariant
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People named Sakina
- Sakina KarchaouiMoroccan and French footballerborn 1996
- Sakina JaffreyAmerican actressborn 1962
- Sakina AkhundzadehAzerbaijani playwright1865–1927
- Sakina Ismayilovaactorborn 1956
- Sakina Ouzraoui DikiMoroccan and Belgian football playerborn 2001
- Ziza Massikadied in Algerian war (1934-1959)
- Sakina BoutamineAlgerian middle- and long-distance runnerborn 1953
- Sakina KhatunIndian powerlifterborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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