Recorded 1967–1996 Girls' name Peak 1971 365 births

Saprina — girls' name

365 babies named Saprina in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s221970s2201980s931990s30
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Saprina was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

31 babies were named Saprina in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saprina

The Social Security Administration has registered 365 babies named Saprina between 1967 and 1996, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saprina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saprina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Saprina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Saprina in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saprina 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 365 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.

Saprina at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

365

Since 1967

30 years of records

Peak year

1971

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1967

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1996

Saprina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1967

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1971)
31
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 19961990198619811977197319691967 10

Saprina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
220 births that decade — 60% of Saprina's all-time total
1960s221970s2201980s931990s30

Saprina by state

Where Saprina concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Saprina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 1.6%
#2 Georgia
5 1.4%
Florida share of Saprina's total US births 1.6%
Even split

6 of 365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saprina?
365 babies have been named Saprina since 1967. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1971 with 31 births.
When was Saprina most popular?
Saprina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Saprina most popular?
The top states for the name Saprina are Florida (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Saprina been used?
Saprina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 30 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Saprina?
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.

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, 1967–1996 (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.