Sparkle

Popularity Trends

The name Sparkle is the #6,111 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,635 recorded births since 1948. This represents the 21.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 21.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,123 (27.8% percentile) for all time with 1,635 births since 1948.

Sparkle first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1948 (first recorded for girls in 1948). Birth data for Sparkle is available in 49 out of the 76 years between 1948 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Sparkle reached its peak popularity in 1979, achieving the 15.0% percentile (ranked #668) with 72 births per million. The name was most common in 1979, with 72 births per million (ranked 15.0% percentile). Despite a low point in 2019, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for girls. Currently, Sparkle ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 4.0% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Sparkle".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

1,635

Peak Births

124

Peak Year

1979

First Recorded

1948

Peak Percentile

15.0%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#668

Current Rank

#947

Female statistics

Names That Sound Similar

These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Sparkle.

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Sparkle", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Sparkle.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Sparkle's popularity from 1945 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Sparkle at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Sparkle range from Shamika at 94.2% correlation to Shanika at 92.6% correlation, with an average correlation level of 93.5%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Shameka with 6.2K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Laquanta with 333 births (100% girls).

Sparkle's share of births peaked at 72 births per million for girls in 1979. It reached its lowest point of 2.9 births per million (4% of peak) in 2023. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Sparkle had 2.9 births per million, 4% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Shamika

5,067

94.22% (very strong)

Shameka

6,191

94.01% (very strong)

Quiana

3,988

93.98% (very strong)

Shaunte

1,786

93.96% (very strong)

Shamekia

947

93.88% (very strong)

Shasta

4,324

93.83% (very strong)

Lakeya

1,211

93.74% (very strong)

Shavonne

2,951

93.23% (very strong)

Shavon

4,267

93.20% (very strong)

Shauntae

694

92.86% (very strong)

Laquanta

333

92.63% (very strong)

Shanika

5,601

92.60% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Sparkle

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Sparkle. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Sparkle is pronounced as SPAHR-kuhl, which has 2 syllables.

SPAHR-kuhl

100.0%

SPAHR-kuhl (2 syllables)

Verified

100.0% confidence

S P AA1 R K AH0 L

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like S P AA1 R K AH0 L) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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