Given name & surname
Saffron
“resembling the yellow flower”
Saffron is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “resembling the yellow flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the yellow flower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saffron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 726
- 0 boys · 726 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,783 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,783 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 694 as a first name in 2020; 232 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Saffron’s family of names
In English usage, Saffron has a diminutive in Saffie. Saffron has a related form in Saffran. Saffron has a related form in Saffrona.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Saffron
- Saffron BurrowsEnglish actress, model and writerborn 1972
- Saffron HendersonCanadian voice actressborn 1965
- Saffron CoomberEnglish actressborn 1994
- Saffron AldridgeEnglish fashion model, freelance journalist and social activistborn 1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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