Total births
139
Girls' name · since 1995
Saphyre
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 139 babies named Saphyre, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14155
- among girls today
- 139
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other girls
139 babies have been named Saphyre since 1995, making it today's #14155 girls' name.
Saphyre has 139 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14155 as of the latest data, more common than 20% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #14155 among girls today
- 139 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
- 20% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Saphyre is currently the #14155 girls' name in America, more common than 20% of girls - 139 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14155
- among girls today
- 139
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other girls
Saphyre vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14155
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 20% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Saphyre was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
11 babies were named Saphyre in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Saphyre compares
139 30th percentile among 17,726 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
Saphyre's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saphyre | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 139 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Saphyre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saphyre's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saphyre at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#14,155
Active since
1995
Saphyre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Saphyre by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Saphyre's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Saphyre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Saphyre? ▼
Saphyre has been given to 139 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14155 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Saphyre most popular? ▼
Saphyre was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Saphyre been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Saphyre since 1995 -- 31 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Saphyre? ▼
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.
What to do with Saphyre's data
- Saphyre's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Saphyre
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Saphyre: #14155 Girls' Name - 139 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saphyre. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Saphyre 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 June 2026.