Total births
65
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.
- 65
- total births
- 1996–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that 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.
- 65 total births
- 1996–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
65 girls have been named Saffire since 1996, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 65
- total births
- 1996–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Saffire was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
9 babies were named Saffire in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Saffire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Saffire by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Saffire? ▼
65 babies have been named Saffire since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 9 births.
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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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Saffire: Baby Name Since 1996 - 65 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saffire. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.