Girl name · Japanese
Saki
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: blossom (depends on characters)Saki is a girl's name that comes from Japanese and means "blossom (depends on characters)". It is used in Japanese.
- Meaning
- Blossom (depends on characters)
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Girl
- Letters
- 4
Meaning and origin of Saki
As a girl's name, Saki comes from Japanese and means "blossom (depends on characters)". It is used in Japanese.
Its meaning puts Saki on our names that mean flower list.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
How to write Saki in Japanese
In hiragana, Saki is さき. In kanji it can be written several ways, and each choice gives the name its own meaning. These are spellings used for the name, with what each kanji means.
| Kanji | Reading | What the kanji mean |
|---|---|---|
| 咲 | さき | 咲 blossom, bloom |
| 咲希 | さき | 咲 blossom, bloom + 希 hope, rare |
| 早紀 | さき | 早 early, fast + 紀 chronicle, era |
Kanji and readings from the JMnedict and KANJIDIC2 dictionaries (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), checked by our editors.
Saki on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Saki on 3 lists.
“咲: blossom. From the verb to bloom”
From Anime girl names, cute anime girl names
“To bloom; also 早紀. Meaning depends on kanji.”
From Japanese girl names, short and cute Japanese girl names
“Blossom and hope, written 咲希; Japanese”
From Names that mean hope, girl names that mean hope
How popular is Saki?
- Recent US rank
- Fewer than 5 babies in 2025
- Best rank
- #6,003 in 1996
- 16 babies that year
- Babies since 1986
- At least 308
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
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| 1980s | 1 per million |
| 1990s | 6 per million |
| 2000s | 5 per million |
| 2010s | 5 per million |
| 2020s | 1 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #18,384 | #12,542 | #9,705 | – | #13,232 | – | – | – | – | – |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Saki
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- SaraPrincess, noblewoman (Hebrew, girl)
- SadiePrincess, noblewoman (Hebrew, girl)
- SaraiMy princess (Hebrew, girl)
- SaskiaA Saxon (Germanic, girl)
- SaarPrincess, noblewoman (Hebrew, girl)
- SabaSoft breeze (Arabic, girl)
- SachiHappiness, good fortune (Japanese, girl)
- SafaPure (Arabic, unisex)
- SageWise one (Latin, unisex)
Names with a similar meaning
- FloraFlower, blossom (Latin, girl)
- AntheaFlower, blossom (Greek, girl)
- ThaliaTo blossom (Greek, girl)
- EmaBlossom and jasmine (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- FlòraidhFlower, blossom (Latin, girl)
- LehuaBlossom of the ʻōhiʻa tree (Hawaiian, girl)
- MeiBeautiful; plum blossom (depends on characters) (Chinese, girl)
- MisakiBeautiful blossom (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- MomokaPeach blossom (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- RikaPear blossom (Japanese, girl)
Middle names for Saki
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.
- AmeliaPossibly vigorous, brave (Germanic, girl)
- AuroraThe dawn (Latin, girl)
- BriarThorny shrub (Old English, unisex)
- BrookeSmall stream (Old English, girl)
- DaphneLaurel tree (Greek, girl)
- GabrielleGod is my strength (Hebrew, girl)
- NaomiPleasantness, sweetness (Hebrew, girl)
- VictoriaVictory, triumph (Latin, girl)
More girl names from Japanese
- AiLove; indigo (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AikoBeloved child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AimiLove and beauty, written 愛美 (Japanese, girl)
- AkaneDeep red, madder (Japanese, girl)
- AkariLamplight (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkemiBright beauty (Japanese, girl)
- AkiSecond and hope, written 亜希 (Japanese, girl)
- AkikoBright child; autumn child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkiraBright, clear (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
- AmaneHeavenly sound (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
Saki: common questions
What does the name Saki mean?
Saki comes from Japanese and means "blossom (depends on characters)".
Is Saki a boy or girl name?
Saki is mainly a girl's name.
Where does the name Saki come from?
Saki comes from Japanese and means "blossom (depends on characters)". Today it is used in Japanese.
How do you write Saki in Japanese?
Saki is written さき in hiragana. Kanji spellings include 咲 (blossom), 咲希 (blossom + hope) and 早紀 (early + chronicle). The kanji parents choose decide what the name means.
What names are similar to Saki?
Names spelled like Saki include Sara, Sadie, Sarai, Saskia and Saar.
What middle names go with Saki?
Middle names that flow well with Saki include Amelia, Aurora, Briar, Brooke and Daphne. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.