Is Sparkle a boy or girl name?

Sparkle is a girl’s name. Of the 1,641 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Sparkle

Recorded 1948–2025 · United States

Sparkle was most popular in 1979, when 124 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,819 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,641 people named Sparkle.

Sparkle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sparkle’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sparkle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sparkle is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,641 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 Sparkle

Where Sparkle is most concentrated

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

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