Sapphire
- Pronunciation
- [Sa-pphire]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Beautiful
- Origin
- Hebrew
Sapphire Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,806 baby girls have been named Sapphire. The name peaked in 2022 with 301 US births that year (rank #913). In 2024, ranked #1037 nationally — 124 places below its 2022 peak.
Top States for Sapphire
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Sapphire births are: New York (468), California (444), Texas (393).
Other Hebrew-Origin Names Like Sapphire
If you like Sapphire's Hebrew origin, consider these related names: Aalijah, Aaron, Abagail, Abaigael, Abaigeal. Browse all Hebrew names →
8-Letter Names Starting with S
Names with Sapphire's exact length and starting letter: Saeweard, Safia, S, Safiyyah, Sagremor, Salhdene.
Quick Facts About Sapphire
US Popularity History (2022–2023)
Annual US births named Sapphire by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2022 with 301 girls named Sapphire (girl rank #913 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2023, ranked #977 for girls (264 US births). That's 64 places below its 2022 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Sapphire Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Sapphire the strongest states are Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Ohio.
Strongest girls-name states
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | #1,019 | 38 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | #932 | 16 |
| 3 | Tennessee | #914 | 32 |
| 4 | Missouri | #883 | 38 |
| 5 | Michigan | #872 | 37 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | #843 | 46 |
| 7 | Arizona | #840 | 24 |
| 8 | Louisiana | #829 | 18 |
| 9 | Florida | #819 | 81 |
| 10 | New York | #817 | 142 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Sapphire in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Sapphire to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Sapphire against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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