US rank #5069 Girls' name Peak 2007 910 births

Saphire — #5069 US girls' name

910 babies named Saphire in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s2392000s3352010s2292020s78
#5069
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Saphire was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

51 babies were named Saphire in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saphire

The Social Security Administration has registered 910 babies named Saphire between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saphire currently holds the #5069 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saphire performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 335 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Saphire shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Saphire in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saphire 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 910 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.

Saphire at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

910

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2007

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,069

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saphire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
51
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0102030405060 202420192014200920041999199419891987 8

Saphire by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
335 births that decade — 37% of Saphire's all-time total
1980s291990s2392000s3352010s2292020s78

Saphire by state

Where Saphire concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Saphire
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
57 6.3%
#2 California
34 3.7%
#3 Texas
25 2.7%
#4 Pennsylvania
6 0.7%
#5 Ohio
5 0.5%
#6 Washington
5 0.5%
New York share of Saphire's total US births 6.3%
Even split

57 of 910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saphire?
910 babies have been named Saphire since 1987. It currently ranks #5069 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 51 births.
When was Saphire most popular?
Saphire was most popular in the 2000s decade with 335 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Saphire most popular?
The top states for the name Saphire are New York (57 births), California (34 births), Texas (25 births).
How long has the name Saphire been used?
Saphire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saphire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sapphire, Saphira, Sapphira, Sapna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.