Entry № 5923 · Arabic origin

Sakeenah Sakeenah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ sah-KEE-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Tranquility (Arabic + Quran Surah Al-Fath)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "tranquility (arabic + quran surah al-fath)".

Sakeenah is from the Arabic سكينة (Sakīnahtranquility, serenity, divine peace) — foundational from Arabic sakana (to dwell/be still). A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Muslim heritage aesthetic. Sakeenah is one of the foundational Arabic feminine names — central to traditional Muslim heritage. The foundational Arabic sakīnah is foundational central to foundational Islamic theological heritage + foundational mentioned foundational ~6 times in foundational Quran + foundational central to foundational Quran 48:4 — foundational Surah Al-Fath (foundational the Victory — 29 verses) — foundational It is He who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers + that they would increase in faith along with their faith + foundational central to foundational Islamic theological concept of foundational divine peace descended on hearts of believers + foundational central to foundational early Islamic narrative of foundational Treaty of Hudaybiyyah (628 CE) + foundational also foundational Quran 9:26 + 9:40 + foundational central to foundational Ark of the Covenant / Tabut Al-Sakeenah foundational mentioned in foundational Quran 2:248 (foundational In it shall be the Sakinah from your Lord — foundational Islamic parallel to foundational Hebrew Shekhinah — foundational divine presence dwelling); foundational also foundational Sakīnah central to foundational Sufi mystical heritage + foundational central concept of foundational spiritual repose in God spanning foundational Imam al-Ghazali + Ibn Arabi + Rumi; foundational also foundational Hebrew Shekhinah (foundational divine presence) foundational cognate concept + foundational central to foundational Jewish + Kabbalistic mystical heritage. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting Islamic theological heritage.

Featured throughout Arabic heritage.

Tranquility (Arabic). Foundational Arabic-Muslim feminine + foundational Arabic Sakīnah tranquility + serenity + divine peace + foundational from Arabic sakana to dwell/be still + foundational Islamic theological heritage + foundational mentioned ~6 times in Quran + foundational Quran 48:4 + foundational Surah Al-Fath foundational the Victory + 29 verses + foundational It is He who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers + that they would increase in faith along with their faith + foundational divine peace descended on hearts of believers + foundational Treaty of Hudaybiyyah 628 CE + foundational Quran 9:26 + 9:40 + foundational Ark of the Covenant / Tabut Al-Sakeenah foundational mentioned in Quran 2:248 + foundational In it shall be the Sakinah from your Lord + foundational Islamic parallel to Hebrew Shekhinah + foundational divine presence dwelling + foundational Sakīnah central to Sufi mystical heritage + foundational central concept of spiritual repose in God + foundational Imam al-Ghazali + Ibn Arabi + Rumi + foundational Hebrew Shekhinah foundational divine presence foundational cognate concept + foundational Jewish + Kabbalistic mystical heritage.

The name in its native script.

سكينة
Transliteration
Sakīnah
Pronunciation
/ səˈkiː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sakeenah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sakeenah · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Sakeenahs before her.

Real people

In fiction
Sakīnah
Quran 48:4 Surah Al-Fath + Treaty of Hudaybiyyah 628 CE + Ark of the Covenant Tabut Al-Sakeenah Quran 2:248 + Hebrew Shekhinah divine presence cognate.
Quran

Names connected to Sakeenah.

The number behind Sakeenah.

7

The Seeker

Sakeenah reduces to seven.

Why families chose this name.

"Arabic tranquility. Eight letters. Sakeenah."
Nusayba · Mother of one · Hudaybiyyah