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Sakina

“Inner peace, tranquility, calmness” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #2859 in the US (2025) · Trending

Sakina has appeared in US records since 1961 — best rank #2671 (1979) · 1,607 babies named Sakina all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,700 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 5,600 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sakinas

• Sakina Jaffrey — American actress
• Sakina Karchaoui — Moroccan and French footballer
• Sakina Akhundzadeh — Azerbaijani playwright
• Sakina Aliyeva — Azerbaijani-Soviet politician
• Sakina bint Husayn — Islamic princess

What Sakinas become

Among 31 notable people named Sakina:

No single standout — notable Sakinas spread across many fields.

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