Sapphire
Girl name · #1057 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 233 baby girls were named Sapphire, placing it at #1057 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1513, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,725 girls born in 2025 was named Sapphire.
The 46-year story
Sapphire first appears in the Social Security records in 1979, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 301 babies and a rank of #910. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sapphire per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sapphire in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sapphire is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sapphire will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sapphire is most common
Geography matters for names, and Sapphire is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Sapphire is most common in NY (0.3 per 1,000), NC (0.3 per 1,000), FL (0.2 per 1,000), IL (0.2 per 1,000), OH (0.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Sapphire is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Sapphire
Statistically, parents drawn to Sapphire tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Treasure, Guinevere, Salome, Sterling, and Saoirse.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sapphire | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 233 | #1057 |
| 2024 | 245 | #1027 |
| 2023 | 264 | #976 |
| 2022 | 301 | #910 |
| 2021 | 226 | #1095 |
| 2020 | 225 | #1085 |
| 2019 | 209 | #1149 |
| 2018 | 207 | #1162 |
| 2017 | 183 | #1287 |
| 2016 | 167 | #1394 |
| 2015 | 149 | #1513 |
| 2014 | 159 | #1427 |
| 2013 | 133 | #1616 |
| 2012 | 128 | #1663 |
| 2011 | 100 | #1968 |
| 2010 | 94 | #2093 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1792 |
| 2008 | 94 | #2137 |
| 2007 | 108 | #1908 |
| 2006 | 95 | #2069 |
| 2005 | 74 | #2379 |
| 2004 | 90 | #2030 |
| 2003 | 86 | #2062 |
| 2002 | 93 | #1897 |
| 2001 | 88 | #1957 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sapphire a popular girl name?
Sapphire ranked #1057 among girls in 2025 with 233 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1513.
When was the name Sapphire most popular?
Sapphire peaked in 2022, when 301 American girls received the name (ranked #910 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sapphire?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,725 newborn American girls was named Sapphire. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.