Recorded 1981–2023 Girls' name Peak 2007 108 births

Saphia — girls' name

108 babies named Saphia in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s62000s312010s362020s25
2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Saphia was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

12 babies were named Saphia in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saphia

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Saphia between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saphia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saphia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Saphia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saphia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 108 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saphia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

108

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

2007

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Saphia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 202320212019201520122007200119891981 5

Saphia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
36 births that decade — 33% of Saphia's all-time total
1980s101990s62000s312010s362020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saphia?
108 babies have been named Saphia since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
When was Saphia most popular?
Saphia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Saphia been used?
Saphia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Saphia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sapphire, Saphira, Saphire, Sapphira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.