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Saphire

Girl

Meaning of Saphire: Greek: 'precious stone'

Saphire is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 8234th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#8234

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

923

First recorded 1987 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 25 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 34 babies1999: 32 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 38 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 34 babies2004: 36 babies2005: 33 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 51 babies2008: 29 babies2009: 27 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 36 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 27 babies2014: 22 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 22 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 12 babies2020: 13 babies20202021: 6 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 27 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Saphire per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 51.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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