Sapphire
Sapphire was the 1058th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 233 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 913th with 301 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 460 places. More babies were named Sapphire in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,058 girls, up 30 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 233girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022301 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,048babies recorded
Sapphire popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,058 | 233 |
| 2020 | #1,088 | 225 |
| 2010 | #2,116 | 94 |
| 2000 | #1,812 | 96 |
| 1990 | #2,169 | 60 |
| 1980 | #8,874 | 7 |
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How popular is Sapphire, counting every spelling?
Sapphire is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #945 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,058 for Sapphire on its own. Together these spellings went to 258 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire | 233 | #1,058 | 1,269 |
| Saphire | 12 | #8,781 | 78 |
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 Sapphire?
233 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sapphire (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sapphire 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 36 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sapphire.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sapphire?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Sapphire are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 24. That makes Sapphire 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.
Sapphire by state
How common Sapphire was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.8×), Tennessee (1.8×), Arizona (1.6×), New York (1.6×), Wisconsin (1.6×). In 21 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
These names rose and fell in step with Sapphire: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sapphire, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sapphire
How popular is the name Sapphire?
Sapphire was the 1058th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 233 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 913th with 301 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 460 places. More babies were named Sapphire in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sapphire a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sapphire in the US.
Where is Sapphire most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sapphire was most common in Ohio (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Arizona.