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Saphira

Saphira: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“sapphire”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
suh-FEER-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant of Sapphira, from Greek Sappheira, ultimately related to the Hebrew word for sapphire. In the New Testament, Sapphira is the wife of Ananias.

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How popular is Saphira?

202437.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Saphira in 2024123

2024 rank#1,669 girls

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 18802,230

Saphira has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Saphira

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Saphira questions

What does the name Saphira mean?

Saphira means "sapphire". It comes from Hebrew. Variant of Sapphira, from Greek Sappheira, ultimately related to the Hebrew word for sapphire. In the New Testament, Sapphira is the wife of Ananias.

Is Saphira a boy or girl name?

Saphira is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Saphira?

123 US babies were named Saphira in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Saphira?

Saphira is usually pronounced suh-FEER-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.