Girls' name · since 1981
Saphia
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 108 babies named Saphia, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saphia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 108 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Saphia recorded 108 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2023.
- #26,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 108 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saphia ranks #26,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saphia's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Saphia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saphia's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saphia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Saphia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (36 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Saphia's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Saphia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 36 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Saphia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saphia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
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, 1981–2023 (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 Saphia 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.