Is Saphire a boy or girl name?

Saphire is a girl’s name. Of the 923 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Saphire

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Saphire was most popular in 2007, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,661 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 923 people named Saphire.

Saphire over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saphire’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saphire a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saphire is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 923 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Saphire

Where Saphire is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 5.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org