Saffron
Saffron was the 6783rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 3964th; the most babies were born in 2006 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 788 places. More babies were named Saffron in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,783 girls, down 966 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200636 babies
- Total since 1880
- 726babies recorded
Saffron popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,783 | 17 |
| 2020 | #5,817 | 21 |
| 2010 | #5,382 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,964 | 32 |
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How popular is Saffron, counting every spelling?
Saffron is the most common spelling of a name family that had 24 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 24 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saffron | 17 | #6,783 | 113 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Saffron?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saffron (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Saffron born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saffron.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saffron?
About 700 people born in the US named Saffron are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 22. That makes Saffron mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Saffron by state
How common Saffron was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Saffron: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Saffron, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Saffron
How popular is the name Saffron?
Saffron was the 6783rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 3964th; the most babies were born in 2006 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 788 places. More babies were named Saffron in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Saffron a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Saffron in the US.
Where is Saffron most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saffron was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).