girl's name
Saphira
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,998
Saphira is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 114 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 145 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 29,082 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Saphira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 434 |
| 2010s | 1,219 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 683 |
How popular is Saphira?
In 2025, Saphira was given to 114 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Saphira is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Saphira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Saphira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Saphira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Saphira in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Saphira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Saphira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Saphira
How popular is the name Saphira?
In 2025, Saphira was given to 114 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Saphira a girl's or a boy's name?
Saphira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Saphira?
Saphira has 3 syllables.
When was Saphira most popular?
Saphira peaked in 2008, when 145 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Saphira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saphira currently ranks #1,716 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.