Sapphire is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Sapphire is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,058 for girl births in the United States (and #2,012 across all names), given to 233 babies. Sapphire first appears in 1979 and peaked in 2022 (301 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 233 | 233 | #1,058 |
| 2024 | 245 | 245 | #1,032 |
| 2023 | 264 | 264 | #977 |
| 2022 | 301 | 301 | #913 |
| 2021 | 226 | 226 | #1,097 |
| 2020 | 225 | 225 | #1,088 |
| 2019 | 209 | 209 | #1,155 |
| 2018 | 207 | 207 | #1,169 |
| 2017 | 183 | 183 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 167 | 167 | #1,402 |
| 2015 | 149 | 149 | #1,518 |
| 2014 | 159 | 159 | #1,432 |
| 2013 | 133 | 133 | #1,623 |
| 2012 | 128 | 128 | #1,671 |
| 2011 | 100 | 100 | #1,980 |
| 2010 | 94 | 94 | #2,116 |
| 2009 | 120 | 120 | #1,805 |
| 2008 | 94 | 94 | #2,153 |
| 2007 | 108 | 108 | #1,925 |
| 2006 | 95 | 95 | #2,079 |
| 2005 | 74 | 74 | #2,404 |
| 2004 | 90 | 90 | #2,038 |
| 2003 | 86 | 86 | #2,082 |
| 2002 | 93 | 93 | #1,912 |
| 2001 | 88 | 88 | #1,964 |
| 2000 | 96 | 96 | #1,812 |
| 1999 | 106 | 106 | #1,593 |
| 1998 | 117 | 117 | #1,468 |
| 1997 | 96 | — | #1,650 |
| 1996 | 88 | — | #1,718 |
| 1995 | 92 | — | #1,622 |
| 1994 | 97 | — | #1,579 |
| 1993 | 82 | — | #1,798 |
| 1992 | 74 | — | #1,904 |
| 1991 | 66 | — | #2,071 |
| 1990 | 60 | — | #2,169 |
| 1989 | 31 | — | #3,382 |
| 1988 | 46 | — | #2,403 |
| 1987 | 29 | — | #3,242 |
| 1986 | 24 | — | #3,620 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #4,607 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #5,156 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #7,160 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #6,272 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,706 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,874 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,526 |