Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Saphire isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saphire through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 923
- 0 boys · 923 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,781 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,781 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 51 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 717 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Saphire’s family of names
Saphire may belong to the same name family as SAPHIRRE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Saphire, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.