How Many People Are Named Saffron?
people named Saffron are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 475,361 people in the US has this name
Based on 726 babies named Saffron in Social Security records from 1974 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
36 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word which refers either to a spice, the crocus flower from which it is harvested, or the yellow-orange colour of the spice. It is derived via Old French from Arabic زعفران (za'faran), itself probably from Persian meaning "gold leaves".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Saffron in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Saffron alive today is about 15 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Saffron first appears in the records in 1974 and was given most often in 2006, to 36 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1974 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Saffron has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,959, in 2000. In 2025 it ranked #6,782.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,782 |
| Best rank | #3,959 (2000) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,038 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Saffron alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Saffron were born in California than in any other state: about 50 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Saffron was given about 7 times as often in California.
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