Sparkle

SPAHR-kuhl /ˈspɑːɹkəl/
girl 2 syllables cooling

Sparkle is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.

Sparkle is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,964 for girl births in the United States (and #28,052 across all names), given to 5 babies. Sparkle was first reported in SSA data in 1948 and peaked in 1979 (124 births).

About the name Sparkle

PronunciationSPAHR-kuhl /ˈspɑːɹkəl/
#16,964U.S. rank among girls 2025
#28,052among all names 2025
5U.S. births 2025
124peak births 1979
1948first in SSA data

Names similar to Sparkle

How popular is Sparkle?

Girls named Sparkle 5 in 2025
1948195019601970198019902000201020202025
Girls named Sparkle per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1948–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Sparkle total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202555#16,964
202355#17,312
202277#13,410
202188#12,068
202077#13,314
201999#11,264
201899#11,323
201777#13,936
201666#16,003
201577#14,328
20141919#6,675
20131212#9,538
201299#12,100
20111313#9,081
201066#16,722
20091111#10,585
20081010#11,497
20071515#8,469
20061111#10,527
200588#12,863
20041818#6,729
200399#11,217
20022121#5,646
20011616#6,925
20002323#5,134
19992929#4,071
19982424#4,617
199733—#3,531
199621—#4,862
199524—#4,333
199424—#4,362
199336—#3,215
199242—#2,865
199145—#2,697
199047—#2,565
198953—#2,275
198852—#2,209
198766—#1,789
198666—#1,766
198558—#1,927
198459—#1,832
198383—#1,420
198280—#1,509
198184—#1,453
1980110—#1,204
1979124—#1,103
197872—#1,545
197789—#1,312
197644—#2,024
19485—#5,938