Girls' name · since 1996

Saffire

Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Saffire, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,012 of 72,339
all-time among girls
65
born since 1996
2020s
peak decade

65 girls have been named Saffire since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Saffire has 65 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2023.

  • #32,012 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 65 born since 1996
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saffire ranks #32,012 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.

#32,012 of 72,339
all-time among girls
65
born since 1996
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Saffire's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Saffire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Saffire's full recorded timeline at 2015, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Saffire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
9
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
45678910 1996199920012004200720152020202120222023 5

Saffire by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (25 births, 38% of the file).

2020s was Saffire's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Saffire births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saffire? ▼
65 babies have been named Saffire since 1996. All-time, it sits at #32,012 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 9 births.
Where does Saffire sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saffire ranks #32,012 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Saffire most popular? ▼
Saffire was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Saffire been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Saffire since 1996 -- 28 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Saffire? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Safa, Safiya, Safia, Safiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Saffire

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Saffire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saffire draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.