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Saphire

100% girls · 12 born in 2025

Saphire has been given to about 923 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 914
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Saphire per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 51
  • Born in 202512
  • All time923

How popular is Saphire?

Its best year was 2007, when 51 babies were given the name, ranking 3325th. The typical living American called Saphire is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Saphire

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sapphire0.90
  2. Sadie0.67
  3. Sallie0.67
  4. Sammie0.67
  5. Saige0.67
  6. Sophie0.65
  7. Saoirse0.66
  8. Claire0.61

Middle names for Saphire

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

Sibling names for Saphire

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.83
  2. Tracebrother · 0.83
  3. Palomasister · 0.83
  4. Hanasister · 0.82
  5. Alonsobrother · 0.82
  6. Hallesister · 0.82

Where Saphire is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.