Sayaka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sah-YAH-kah
- Origin
- Japanese
Sayaka is a girls' name of Japanese origin, meaning “clear, bright”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sayaka mean?
Japanese: from sayaka 'clear, bright'
“clear, bright”
Japanese name from sayaka, an adjective meaning clear or refreshing; it can be written with various characters.
Is Sayaka a girl's or a boy's name?
Sayaka is a girls' name.
How popular is Sayaka in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Sayaka in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sayaka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
Names like Sayaka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sasha, Samira, Aisha, Anika, Sakura, Sahara, Samara, Dakota, Radhika, Isha, Amira, Asha
More Japanese names
Kobe, Kaizen, Raiden, Ren, Akari, Kenzo, Ronin, Kyomi, Akira, Yuna, Emi, Kiyomi, Kairi, Miya, Kenji, Reo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sayaka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sayaka, updated 20 October 2026.