Meaning and history
Sapphire is a name derived from the gemstone of the same name, usually blue and traditionally associated with September as its birthstone. The word comes from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimately from the Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappir).
20062006: 95 births, rank #2,069
2007: 108 births, rank #1,908
2008: 94 births, rank #2,137
2009: 120 births, rank #1,792
2010: 94 births, rank #2,093
20112011: 100 births, rank #1,968
2012: 128 births, rank #1,663
2013: 133 births, rank #1,616
2014: 159 births, rank #1,427
2015: 149 births, rank #1,513
20162016: 167 births, rank #1,394
2017: 183 births, rank #1,287
2018: 207 births, rank #1,162
2019: 209 births, rank #1,149
2020: 225 births, rank #1,085
20212021: 226 births, rank #1,095
2022: 301 births, rank #910
2023: 264 births, rank #976
2024: 245 births, rank #1,027
20252025: 233 births, rank #1,057
Sapphire moved from #913 to #977 for girls between 2022 and 2023. Its highest annual birth count came in 2022, with 301 births.