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Saki

Saki (さき) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 咲希, 咲 to bloom + 希 hope. It is popular today and has reached No. 3 in 2011.

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Most used spelling咲希さきto bloom + hope

Ways to write Saki

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

咲希
咲to bloom希hope, rare
Girl, best No. 14 (2004–2020)
早紀
早early紀chronicle, era
Girl, best No. 9 (1991)
咲
咲to bloom
Girl, best No. 43 (2004–2023)
紗希
紗thin silk希hope, rare
Girl, best No. 65 (2011–2012)
彩葵
彩colour葵hollyhock
Girl, best No. 87 (2014)
彩希
彩colour希hope, rare
Girl, best No. 89 (2005)
沙紀
沙sand紀chronicle, era
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata
早希
早early希hope, rare
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata
早姫
早early姫princess
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Saki appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

幸happinessGirl
佐喜to help + joyGirl
佐希to help + hopeGirl
佐季to help + seasonGirl
佐紀to help + chronicleGirl
佐記to help + to recordGirl
佐貴to help + preciousGirl
佐起to help + to riseGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where Saki has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2011, at No. 3.

No. 1No. 20No. 402005201020152020Girls, 2004: No. 24Girls, 2005: No. 16Girls, 2006: No. 14Girls, 2007: No. 10Girls, 2008: No. 23Girls, 2009: No. 15Girls, 2010: No. 8Girls, 2011: No. 3Girls, 2012: No. 9Girls, 2013: No. 18Girls, 2014: No. 13Girls, 2015: No. 20Girls, 2016: No. 23Girls, 2017: No. 14Girls, 2018: No. 25Girls, 2019: No. 33Girls, 2020: No. 34
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YearGirls
2020No. 34
2019No. 33
2018No. 25
2017No. 14
2016No. 23
2015No. 20
2014No. 13
2013No. 18
2012No. 9
2011No. 3
2010No. 8
2009No. 15
2008No. 23
2007No. 10
2006No. 14
2005No. 16
2004No. 24

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Famous people named Saki

Saki Ueno 上野 紗稀Japanese association football player
Saki Fujita 藤田 咲Japanese voice actress (born 1984)
Saki Nakajima 中島 早貴Japanese singer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji