How Many People Are Named Saffron?
An estimated 700 people in the United States have the first name Saffron. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Saffron peaked in popularity in 2006 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saffron 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 Saffron paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
700
About 1 in 489,649 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2006
36 births
Total Registered
709
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saffron
Saffron is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 709 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Saffron as a female name
Ranked #5,564 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (36 births)
Saffron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saffron span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 261 babies were registered. While Saffron is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Saffron by Decade
How has Saffron 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.
Saffron by State
Saffron + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saffron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Saffron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saffron?
We estimate approximately 700 people named Saffron 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 489,649 Americans share this first name.
Is Saffron a common name?
Saffron is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 709 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saffron most popular?
Saffron reached peak popularity in 2006, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saffron is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saffron a female name?
Saffron is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saffron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saffron Smith, Saffron Johnson, Saffron 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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