Given name & surname
Sakura
“resembling a cherry blossom”
Sakura is used as a given name and a surname. One Japanese interpretation is “resembling a cherry blossom.”
Original Japaneseさくら
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Japanese interpretation is “resembling a cherry blossom.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sakura through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,783
- 0 boys · 1,783 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 87 babies
- 2025
- 58
- #2,925 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,925 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 87 in 2012. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,553 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.
Sakura’s family of names
Sakura has a related form in Sakurah. Sakura has a related form in Sakurako. Sakura has a related form in Sakurra.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
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 Sakura
- Sakura MiyawakiJapanese singer and actress (born 1998)
- Sakura AndoJapanese actressborn 1986
- Sakura YosozumiJapanese professional skateboarder (2002-)
- Sakura MotokiJapanese wrestlerborn 2002
- Sakura OdaJapanese pop singer (born 1999)
- Sakura TangeJapanese voice actress, singer and writerborn 1973
- Sakura HaugeNorwegian-Japanese handball playerborn 1987
- Sakura NogawaJapanese voice actressborn 1978
- Sakura NoshitaniJapanese rhythmic gymnast (1997-)
Characters named Sakura: Sakura Haruno (Naruto), Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura), Sakura Kasugano (Street Fighter), Sakura Matou (the Fate series).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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