Girls' name · since 1996
Saphira
2,346 babies named Saphira in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,774 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,346
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saphira is the #1774 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,346 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Saphira recorded 2,346 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #1774 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #4,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,774 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,346 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saphira ranks #4,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,774 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,346 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,774 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,346
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saphira's 2,346 recorded births place it above 94.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Saphira compares
2,346 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Saphira's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saphira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,346 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saphira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saphira splits its recorded history at 2013: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 145 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saphira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Saphira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,219 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Saphira's strongest decade.
1,219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Saphira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 434
2000s
434 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,219 births
- 2020s
2020s
683 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,219 births (52% of all-time use).
How Saphira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Saphira's total volume
Saphira by state
Where Saphira concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 153 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 140 | 6.0% |
| #3 | California | | 136 | 5.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 112 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 59 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 57 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 45 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 38 | 1.6% |
153 of 2,346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Saphira appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Saphira's data
- Saphira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,219 total births) through the 2020s (683) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Saphiras (153 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Saphira
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saphira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Saphira 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.