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Sapphire

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #317 to #642.200020052010201520202025#317#642
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#479
1997#489
1998#452
1999#453
2000#506
2001#460
2002#476
2003#494
2004#488
2005#499
2006#431
2007#465
2008#510
2009#421
2010#431
2011#338
2012#362
2013#317
2014#326
2015#345
2016#366
2017#350
2018#361
2019#349
2020#393
2021#483
2022#541
2023#477
2024#533
2025#642

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #533 among girls in England and Wales, #638 among girls in Scotland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #479 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2017–2023

    Highest recorded position: #263 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #642 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #263 in Northern Ireland in 2017.

Sapphire'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#64260HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#53373HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#47783HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#54172HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#48387HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#393110HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#349126HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#361128HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#350134HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#366127HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#345137HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#326141HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#317148HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#362133HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#338142HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#43198HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#42199HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#51076HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#46586HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#43195HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#49970HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#48869HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#49465HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#47664HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#46066HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#50657HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#45365HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#45266HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#48957HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#47958HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3284HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2636HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified

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

Where Sapphire is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Sapphire, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2013Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2017ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#317 in 2013
Northern Ireland2017–20232#263 in 2017
Scotland20241#638 in 2024

Its high point came 11 years earlier in England and Wales (2013) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Sapphire

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #263 in Northern Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.