Saffron is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2006 and remains in steady use.
Saffron is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,783 for girl births in the United States (and #11,749 across all names), given to 17 babies. Saffron first appears in 1974 and peaked in 2006 (36 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #6,783 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #5,584 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #4,725 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | #6,667 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #5,071 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2019 | 26 | 26 | #5,142 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #5,970 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #6,006 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #4,714 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | #5,432 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | #7,689 |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | #4,371 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | #4,895 |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | #5,382 |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #5,351 |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | #5,407 |
| 2007 | 30 | 30 | #4,922 |
| 2006 | 36 | 36 | #4,148 |
| 2005 | 26 | 26 | #5,084 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | #6,164 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #7,920 |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | #4,598 |
| 2001 | 22 | 22 | #5,336 |
| 2000 | 32 | 32 | #3,964 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #7,153 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #7,926 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #6,427 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | #9,411 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #7,960 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #15,272 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #12,800 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,750 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,866 |