Sapphire

Sapphire

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Sapphire first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 148 babies (rank #317 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sapphire

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sapphire yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,919

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

148

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	58	#482
1997	57	#495
1998	66	#455
1999	65	#457
2000	57	#511
2001	66	#465
2002	64	#479
2003	65	#501
2004	69	#490
2005	70	#505
2006	95	#435
2007	86	#467
2008	76	#513
2009	99	#424
2010	98	#432
2011	142	#339
2012	133	#363
2013	148	#317
2014	141	#328
2015	137	#348
2016	127	#368

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#482

1997

#495

1998

#455

1999

#457

2000

#511

2001

#465

2002

#479

2003

#501

2004

#490

2005

#505

2006

#435

2007

#467

2008

#513

2009

#424

2010

#432

2011

142

#339

2012

133

#363

2013

148

#317

2014

141

#328

2015

137

#348

2016

127

#368

Numerology of Sapphire

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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