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Sapphire

Meaning A female given name from English from the precious stone Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,058 Trend ↑ Rising 19%

A female given name from English from the precious stone.

Rank 2025
#1,058
among girls · ↓26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
233
named Sapphire · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,898
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
301 babies
All-time total
5,048
#2,562 all-time among girls
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Sapphire popularity over time

5,048 babies have been named Sapphire since 1979, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

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 5 1 – #11,526
1980s 198 20 +3860% #2,403
1990s 878 88 +343% #1,468
2000s 944 94 +8% #1,805
2010s 1,529 153 +62% #1,155
2020s (to 2025) 1,494 249 +63% #913

Where Sapphire 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 240 0.15 outside top 500
2027 246 0.15 outside top 500
2028 252 0.16 outside top 500
2029 257 0.16 outside top 500
2030 261 0.16 outside top 500

Where Sapphire is most popular

Girls named Sapphire per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.156 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Tennessee, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sapphire born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Ohio 66 0.278 +78%
Tennessee 44 0.278 +78%
Arizona 36 0.257 +64%
New York 101 0.255 +63%
Wisconsin 26 0.252 +61%
Oklahoma 18 0.245 +56%
Georgia 55 0.242 +55%
Florida 102 0.238 +52%
Michigan 38 0.209 +33%
North Carolina 41 0.180 +15%
Illinois 40 0.175 +12%
Pennsylvania 41 0.173 +11%
Washington 24 0.166 +6%
Louisiana 13 0.149 -5%
Texas 111 0.138 -12%
Indiana 18 0.128 -18%
South Carolina 11 0.122 -22%
Connecticut 7 0.120 -23%
California 99 0.118 -25%
Kansas 6 0.104 -34%
Missouri 12 0.100 -36%
Oregon 6 0.092 -41%
Massachusetts 11 0.091 -42%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -55%
Utah 5 0.060 -62%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -65%
Colorado 6 0.054 -66%
Alabama 5 0.053 -66%
Maryland 5 0.047 -70%
Virginia 8 0.047 -70%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sapphire

Sapphire is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,058 in 2025 with 233 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 5,048 American babies have been named Sapphire. Its peak came in 2022, when 301 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Sapphire stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sapphire?

The median living Sapphire is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 23. An estimated 5,000 people named Sapphire are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Sapphire year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 233 #1,058
2024 245 #1,032
2023 264 #977
2022 301 #913
2021 226 #1,097
2020 225 #1,088
2019 209 #1,155
2018 207 #1,169
2017 183 #1,290
2016 167 #1,402
2015 149 #1,518
2014 159 #1,432
2013 133 #1,623
2012 128 #1,671
2011 100 #1,980
2010 94 #2,116
2009 120 #1,805
2008 94 #2,153
2007 108 #1,925
2006 95 #2,079
2005 74 #2,404
2004 90 #2,038
2003 86 #2,082
2002 93 #1,912
2001 88 #1,964
2000 96 #1,812
1995 92 #1,622
1990 60 #2,169
1985 17 #4,607
1980 7 #8,874
1975 – –
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1960 – –
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1910 – –
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1890 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sapphire?

The median living Sapphire is about 11 years old. Half of all living Sapphires are between 4 and 23 years old.

How many people named Sapphire are alive today?

An estimated 5,000 people named Sapphire are alive in the United States, based on 5,048 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sapphire mean?

A female given name from English from the precious stone.

How popular is the name Sapphire in 2025?

Sapphire ranked #1,058 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 233 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sapphire?

5,048 babies have been named Sapphire in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sapphire most popular?

Sapphire peaked in 2022, when 301 newborns received the name.

Is Sapphire a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Sapphire rising or falling?

Sapphire is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sapphire become more popular?

Sapphire is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 261 girls named Sapphire 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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