Given name & surname
Saku
“remembrance of the Lord”·“the remembrance of the Lord”
Saku is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “remembrance of the Lord” (Japanese) and “the remembrance of the Lord” (Japanese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Japanese柵
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “remembrance of the Lord” (Japanese) and “the remembrance of the Lord” (Japanese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Saku is an affectionate form of Sakari.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saku through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Saku’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Saku is an affectionate form of Sakari. Saku has a related form in Sakoo. Saku has a related form in Sakue.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Saku
- Saku KoivuFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1974
- Saku YlätupaFinnish association football playerborn 1999
- Saku MäenalanenFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1994
- Saku PuhakainenFinnish footballerborn 1975
- Saku SavolainenFinnish association football playerborn 1996
- Saku LaaksonenFinnish association football player born 1970
- Saku KinnunenFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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