Total births
79
Girls' name · since 2005
Sapphyre
79 babies named Sapphyre in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 79
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
Sapphyre is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 79 have been recorded since 2005.
Sapphyre has 79 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- 79 total births
- 2005–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 66% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
79 girls have been named Sapphyre since 2005, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 79
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Sapphyre was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
9 babies were named Sapphyre in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Sapphyre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sapphyre's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sapphyre at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Sapphyre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Sapphyre by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Sapphyre's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Sapphyre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 52 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sapphyre? ▼
Since 2005, Social Security records show 79 babies named Sapphyre. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 9 births.
When was Sapphyre most popular? ▼
Sapphyre was most popular in the 2010s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Sapphyre been used? ▼
Sapphyre has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 21 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Sapphyre? ▼
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 Sapphyre's data
- Sapphyre's decade-level peak was the 2010s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2005–2025 (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. "Sapphyre: Baby Name Since 2005 - 79 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sapphyre. 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 Sapphyre 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 July 2026.