Girls' name · since 1987
Saphire
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 923 babies named Saphire, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,543 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 923
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saphire currently ranks #8543 among girls' names in America, with 923 babies recorded since 1987.
Saphire has 923 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8543 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #7,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,543 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 923 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saphire ranks #7,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,543 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 923 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,543 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 923
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saphire's 923 recorded births place it above 89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Saphire compares
923 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Saphire's all-time total is 145% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saphire | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 923 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saphire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saphire's full recorded timeline at 2006, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saphire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Saphire by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (335 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Saphire's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Saphire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
239 births
- 2000s
2000s
335 births
- 2010s
2010s
229 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 335 births (36% of all-time use).
How Saphire 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 Saphire's total volume
Saphire by state
Where Saphire concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 57 | 6.2% |
| #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% |
57 of 923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Saphire's data
- Saphire's decade-level peak was the 2000s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Saphires (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saphire: 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 (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Saphire 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.