Is Sapphire a boy or girl name?
Sapphire is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 242 girls and 0 boys were named Sapphire, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,806 US babies named Sapphire were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,037
- Babies named Sapphire since 1979
- 4,806
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 301 babies
Boys and girls named Sapphire, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 198 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 878 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 943 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,527 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,255 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,037 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 264 | #977 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 301 | #913 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,108 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,092 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,154 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,404 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,518 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,432 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,630 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,670 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,116 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,805 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,152 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,936 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,079 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,404 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,038 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,082 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,912 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,964 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,812 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,593 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,468 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,650 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,718 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,622 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,579 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,904 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,051 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,169 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,381 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,403 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,242 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,620 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,607 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,156 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,158 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,271 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,706 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,874 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,526 |
Highest rank
Sapphire has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #913 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sapphire
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.