Meaning and history
From Japanese 桜 (sakura), meaning “cherry blossom,” though it is often written in hiragana, it can also derive from 咲 (saku), meaning “blossom,” and 良 (ra), meaning “good,” “virtuous,” or “respectable,” as well as other kanji combinations.
20062006: 65 births, rank #2,728
2007: 77 births, rank #2,433
2008: 76 births, rank #2,485
2009: 85 births, rank #2,286
2010: 80 births, rank #2,360
20112011: 81 births, rank #2,298
2012: 87 births, rank #2,160
2013: 75 births, rank #2,408
2014: 64 births, rank #2,714
2015: 67 births, rank #2,646
20162016: 60 births, rank #2,829
2017: 68 births, rank #2,573
2018: 60 births, rank #2,810
2019: 60 births, rank #2,784
2020: 53 births, rank #3,015
20212021: 58 births, rank #2,892
2022: 51 births, rank #3,171
2023: 47 births, rank #3,386
2024: 55 births, rank #2,976
20252025: 58 births, rank #2,895
In 2025, 58 babies were recorded with the name Sakura, ranking #2,895 among girls.