MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sakinah mean?
Sakinah comes from Arabic sakina, a word for tranquillity and settled peace. Sakina is also the familiar name of Husayn's daughter in South Asian accounts of Karbala.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
سكينة
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सकीना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sakinah in Indian usage
1,553 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (100%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,553 records (100%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 245 |
| 1960s | 375 |
| 1970s | 330 |
| 1980s | 396 |
| Other decades | 207 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1,553 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sakinah / F | 11 | 2,440 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sakinah; Table_6, C2577 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sakinah; Table_6, C2577
- Wiktionary: سكينة ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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