Is Saffron a boy or girl name?

Saffron is a girl’s name. Of the 726 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Saffron

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Saffron was most popular in 2006, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,950 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 726 people named Saffron.

Saffron over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saffron’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saffron a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saffron is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 726 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Saffron

Where Saffron is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 9.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org