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Sapphire

Sapphire holds the #1057 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 233 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2022 (#910 nationally, 301 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1979. The name's biggest fan base is in North Carolina (#729 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1057
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#910
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
233
girls named Sapphire

Sapphire popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.010%0.015%0.020%18801900192019401960198020002020#910 in 2022
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Sapphire is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025NH—Washington: #915 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#915Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #965 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#965New York: #731 (22 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#731Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025IA—Illinois: #852 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#852Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: #878 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#878Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025CT—California: #1491 (15 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1491Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025UT—Colorado: #789 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#789Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #729 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#729South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025OK—Louisiana: #776 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)LA#776Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025AL—Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sapphire in 2025HI—Texas: #1352 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1352Florida: #768 (21 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#768
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#776), New York (#731), North Carolina (#729)

Uniqueness score

52/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Sapphire in the most recent year of SSA data.

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