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Sakari
OriginVariation of Sakarias, Finnish
Meaning"the Lord has remembered"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#5207
Boys#3572
44% girls · 56% boys
About Sakari
The Finnish equivalent to Zachary.
Sakari for girls#5207 US
Technically speaking, Sakari is the Finnish version of Zachary, with the emphasis on the first syllable. In practice, it's a modern American unisex name, pronounced sah-KAR-ee.
Pronounced sah-KAR-ee.
As of November 2026, Sakari ranked #3572 for boys and #5207 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3080 for boys in 2024 and #3720 for girls in 2006.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Boys #3,572
Girls #4,988
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,584 | 22 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #3,881 | 28 | #4,631 | 30 |
| 2020 | #4,123 | 25 | #4,524 | 30 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #4,226 | 34 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #4,094 | 36 |
| 2023 | #3,329 | 36 | #4,172 | 35 |
| 2024 | #3,080 | 40 | #4,988 | 27 |
| 2025 | #3,572 | 32 | — | 0 |
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