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Sapphire

/ˈsæfaɪɚ/ · 100% girls · 233 born in 2025

Sapphire has been given to about 5,048 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsæfaɪɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,006
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sapphire per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 301
  • Born in 2025233
  • All time5,048
  • England & Wales, 2025#643 · 60

How popular is Sapphire?

Its best year was 2022, when 301 babies were given the name, ranking 913th. The typical living American called Sapphire is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Sapphire

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sadie0.60
  2. Sallie0.60
  3. Sammie0.60
  4. Saige0.60
  5. Sophie0.58
  6. Claire0.56
  7. Saoirse0.57
  8. Blaire0.56

Middle names for Sapphire

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sapphire Catherine0.84
  2. Sapphire Josephine0.84
  3. Sapphire Rose0.83
  4. Sapphire Marie0.83
  5. Sapphire Grace0.83
  6. Sapphire Jane0.83

Sibling names for Sapphire

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.98
  2. Andiesister · 0.98
  3. Zahirbrother · 0.97
  4. Jakaribrother · 0.97
  5. Idrisbrother · 0.97
  6. Arieseither · 0.97

Where Sapphire is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.01%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. North Carolina0.01%
  4. Colorado0.01%
  5. Massachusetts0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sapphire White0.78
  2. Sapphire Nguyen0.78
  3. Sapphire Hill0.78
  4. Sapphire Hall0.78
  5. Sapphire Brown0.78
  6. Sapphire Young0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sapphire

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sapphire across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.