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Sapphire Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sapphire?

In 2018 the uncommon name Sapphire, ranked the 1,168th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Sapphire would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity ranking of #1168 was reached for the first time this year with 205 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Sapphire was less than 5, most recently in 1978.

Approximately during the years 1983-1994, 1995-1998, 2011-2014, and 2015-2017 the name Sapphire took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

For a number of years, the name Sapphire has been moving upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Sapphire lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sapphire?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Sapphire is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Sapphire (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 205 1,168
2017 182 1,294
2016 166 1,402
2015 148 1,522
2014 159 1,430
2013 132 1,627
2012 128 1,667
2011 100 1,978
2010 94 2,113
2009 119 1,816
2008 94 2,152
2007 107 1,935
2006 94 2,092
2005 74 2,401
2004 90 2,036
2003 86 2,081
2002 93 1,910
2001 88 1,963
2000 96 1,809
1999 106 1,593
1998 117 1,467
1997 96 1,650
1996 88 1,718
1995 92 1,623
1994 97 1,579
1993 82 1,798
1992 74 1,904
1991 66 2,071
1990 60 2,170
1989 31 3,382
1988 46 2,402
1987 29 3,242
1986 24 3,620
1985 17 4,607
1984 14 5,154
1983 9 7,152
1982 11 6,266
1981 10 6,703
1980 7 8,867
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.