Given name & surname · also Greek
Topaz
“resembling a yellow gemstone”
Topaz is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a yellow gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “resembling a yellow gemstone.”
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Topaz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 306
- 6 boys · 300 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 376 as a first name in 2020; 117 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Topaz’s family of names
Topaz has a related form in Topaza. Topaz has a related form in Topazea. Topaz has a related form in Topazia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Topaz
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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