Girls' name · since 1948
Sparkle
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 1,641 babies named Sparkle, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,173 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,641
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sparkle currently ranks #15173 among girls' names in America, with 1,641 babies recorded since 1948.
Sparkle has 1,641 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15173 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #5,378 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,173 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,641 born since 1948
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sparkle ranks #5,378 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,173 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,641 born since 1948, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,173 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,641
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sparkle's 1,641 recorded births place it above 92.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Sparkle compares
1,641 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Sparkle's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sparkle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,641 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 124 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sparkle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sparkle splits its recorded history at 2000: 17% of all births land in the more recent half, 83% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 124 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sparkle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 124
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Sparkle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (711 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Sparkle's strongest decade.
711 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Sparkle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
329 births
- 1980s
1980s
711 births
- 1990s
1990s
325 births
- 2000s 142
2000s
142 births
- 2010s 97
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 711 births (43% of all-time use).
How Sparkle 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 Sparkle's total volume
Sparkle by state
Where Sparkle concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 135 | 8.2% |
| #2 | California | | 134 | 8.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 96 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 72 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 55 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 38 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 34 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 25 | 1.5% |
135 of 1,641 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Sparkle appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sparkle's data
- Sparkle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (711 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Sparkles (135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Sparkle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Sparkle 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.