Saphira
Saphira was the 1775th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1541st; the most babies were born in 2008 (145). Over the last ten years it has moved down 155 places. More babies were named Saphira in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,775 girls, up 131 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 114girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,346babies recorded
Saphira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,775 | 114 |
| 2020 | #1,906 | 101 |
| 2010 | #1,975 | 102 |
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How popular is Saphira, counting every spelling?
Saphira is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,140 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,775 for Saphira on its own. Together these spellings went to 193 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saphira | 114 | #1,775 | 582 |
| Sapphira | 43 | #3,567 | 210 |
| Safira | 30 | #4,647 | 95 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Saphira?
114 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saphira (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Saphira born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saphira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saphira?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Saphira are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Saphira a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Saphira by state
How common Saphira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Saphira
How popular is the name Saphira?
Saphira was the 1775th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1541st; the most babies were born in 2008 (145). Over the last ten years it has moved down 155 places. More babies were named Saphira in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Saphira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Saphira in the US.
Where is Saphira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saphira was most common in Michigan (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and Washington.