Sakura is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “cherry blossoms.” In 2024 it was given to 55 girls in the United States.
Sakura belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “cherry blossoms” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sakura first appears in Social Security records in 1970. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2186 in 2012, and in 2024 55 babies received the name — 1,725 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sakura means “cherry blossoms” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sakura is a girl name. In 2024, 55 babies received the name in the US.
Sakura comes from the Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese tradition.
Sakura first appears in US records in 1970. Its best-ever ranking was #2186 in 2012, and 55 babies were given the name in 2024.
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