Given name & surname
Safire
“one who is beautiful”·“a precious gem”
Safire is a variant of Sapphire. Interpretations include “one who is beautiful” and “a precious gem”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Safire is a variant of Sapphire. Interpretations include “one who is beautiful” and “a precious gem”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Safire is a variant of Sapphire. Sapphire has been associated with Arabic and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Safire through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 121
- 0 boys · 121 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Safire’s family of names
Safire has a related form in Sapphire.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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