Saphira

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Saphira: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Saphira: Recorded since 2000, it reached #2,195 in 2015, and it stood at #2,771 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
21times a registrar ranked it
25years from first to last
#2195highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2000–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2000	#3912
2003	#4373
2004	#4598
2007	#4294
2008	#3005
2009	#3936
2010	#3156
2011	#4049
2012	#2717
2013	#3160
2014	#3514
2015	#2195
2016	#2757
2017	#4063
2018	#5666
2019	#4686
2020	#3117
2021	#2341
2022	#3970
2023	#2689
2024	#2771

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 21 of the 25 years from 2000 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2000–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2000
First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #2195 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Saphira by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Saphira in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	25	6 of 10	4
2010s	67	10 of 10	7
2020sbusiest	41	5 of 10	8

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Saphira appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2000 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2195 in England and Wales in 2015.

Saphira's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2771	9	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2689	9	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3970	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2341	11	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3117	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#4686	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#5666	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4063	5	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2757	9	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2195	12	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#3514	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#3160	7	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2717	9	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4049	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#3156	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3936	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#3005	7	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#4294	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#4598	3	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#4373	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#3912	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2000 and 2024, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,195, first reached in 2015.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in England and Wales in 2015.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
18 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#2,771position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 2015Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Saorla · #193, 22y
Saorlaith · #90, 19y
Saphire · #1472, 26y
Sapphira · #2112, 25y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Annaya · #2195, 19y
Billie-Rae · #2195, 16y
Ratu · #2194, 18y
Eitan · #2199, 24y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Chinonso · #2194, 14y
Ratu · #2194, 18y
Sahibjot · #2194, 13y
Doruk · #2199, 13y

Saphira and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Saphira without appearing here.

Saphira moved ahead of

Tyler Compare
In 2020 they stood at #4686 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2341 and #5581.
Hayden Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2689 and #2346 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2771 and #5891.
Jeanette Compare
In 2023 they stood at #5666 and #5666 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2771 and #5891.
Teddy Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2689 and #2689 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2771 and #5891.

Moved ahead of Saphira

Ezra Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3160 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #3514 and #1628.
Francis Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2341 and #4634 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #3970 and #2488.
Rory Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2195 and #5730 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #4063 and #2706.
Noah Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2689 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2771 and #1743.

Moved the opposite way to Saphira

Carol Compare
Between 2000 and 2021 in England and Wales · Girls, Saphira went from #3912 to #2341 while Carol went from #1313 to #3519.
Tyler Compare
Between 2000 and 2021 in England and Wales · Girls, Saphira went from #3912 to #2341 while Tyler went from #251 to #5581.

Moved the same way as Saphira

Finlay Compare
Between 2000 and 2018 in England and Wales · Girls, Saphira went from #3912 to #5666 and Finlay from #782 to #4684.
Helene Compare
Between 2000 and 2018 in England and Wales · Girls, Saphira went from #3912 to #5666 and Helene from #2746 to #4684.
Jayden Compare
Between 2000 and 2018 in England and Wales · Girls, Saphira went from #3912 to #5666 and Jayden from #1139 to #5666.
Kristy Compare
Between 2000 and 2018 in England and Wales · Girls, Saphira went from #3912 to #5666 and Kristy from #876 to #5666.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2000 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2195 in England and Wales in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Saphira

Saphira at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Saphira by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Saphira appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Saphira at a glance

Saphira by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Saphira appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Saphira and the names beside it

Saphira moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Saphira

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Moved the same way as Saphira