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Sapphira

Meaning Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαπφειρη (Sappheirē) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,567 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαπφειρη (Sappheirē).

Rank 2025
#3,567
among girls · ↑712 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
43
named Sapphira · +26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 37,378
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
62 babies
All-time total
879
#8,200 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Sapphira popularity over time

879 babies have been named Sapphira since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 18 2 – #7,779
1980s 21 2 +17% #8,843
1990s 47 5 +124% #8,013
2000s 135 14 +187% #5,203
2010s 420 42 +211% #2,776
2020s (to 2025) 238 40 -6% #3,408

Where Sapphira is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 42 0.03 outside top 500
2027 41 0.03 outside top 500
2028 40 0.03 outside top 500
2029 40 0.02 outside top 500
2030 39 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Sapphira

Sapphira is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,567 in 2025 with 43 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 879 American babies have been named Sapphira. Its peak came in 2018, when 62 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sapphira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sapphira?

The median living Sapphira is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 15. An estimated 900 people named Sapphira are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sapphira year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 43 #3,567
2024 34 #4,279
2023 44 #3,575
2022 47 #3,408
2021 42 #3,662
2020 28 #4,736
2019 49 #3,267
2018 62 #2,776
2017 49 #3,293
2016 51 #3,218
2015 46 #3,469
2014 55 #3,073
2013 31 #4,627
2012 29 #4,945
2011 23 #5,901
2010 25 #5,566
2009 28 #5,203
2008 22 #6,318
2007 20 #6,764
2006 14 #8,641
2005 7 #14,232
2004 9 #11,451
2003 10 #10,298
2002 11 #9,374
2001 7 #13,208
2000 7 #12,884
1995 – –
1990 8 #9,968
1985 6 #10,367
1980 – –
1975 7 #7,779
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sapphira, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sapphira?

The median living Sapphira is about 9 years old. Half of all living Sapphiras are between 5 and 15 years old.

How many people named Sapphira are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Sapphira are alive in the United States, based on 879 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sapphira mean?

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαπφειρη (Sappheirē).

How popular is the name Sapphira in 2025?

Sapphira ranked #3,567 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 43 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sapphira?

879 babies have been named Sapphira in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sapphira most popular?

Sapphira peaked in 2018, when 62 newborns received the name.

Is Sapphira a boy or girl name?

Sapphira is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sapphira rising or falling?

Sapphira has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sapphira become more popular?

Sapphira is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 girls named Sapphira in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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