How Many People Are Named Sparkle?
An estimated 1,550 people in the United States have the first name Sparkle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Sparkle peaked in popularity in 1979 with 124 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sparkle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sparkle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,550
About 1 in 221,132 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1979
124 births
Total Registered
1,636
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sparkle
Sparkle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,636 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sparkle as a female name
Ranked #17,297 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1979 (124 births)
Sparkle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sparkle span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 711 babies were registered. Sparkle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sparkle by Decade
How has Sparkle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sparkle by State
Birth registrations for Sparkle span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, New York. The lowest are in Indiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma. On average, about 44 Sparkles were registered per state.
Sparkle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sparkle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sparkle
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Sparkle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sparkle?
We estimate approximately 1,550 people named Sparkle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 221,132 Americans share this first name.
Is Sparkle a common name?
Sparkle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,636 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sparkle most popular?
Sparkle reached peak popularity in 1979, when 124 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sparkle is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sparkle a female name?
Sparkle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sparkle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sparkle Smith, Sparkle Johnson, Sparkle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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