Saffron
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Saffron
Spice names are increasingly appealing to the senses of prospective parents; this one, belonging to a precious spice derived from the crocus has a vaguely orange-scented-incense sixties feel.
Saffron for girls#6783 US
English actress Saffron Burrows is an attractive current representative, and on the cult classic British TV series Absolutely Fabulous, Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon was the one sane member of her household. Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon has a grown daughter named Saffron.
Saffron can also be considered a color name via its distinctive yellow hue.
Saffron for boys
This spice name is typically used for girls, but we see no reason it couldn't join the growing list of gender-neutral nature names.
Pronounced SAF-run.
As of October 2026, Saffron ranked #6783 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3964 in 2000, Nameberry popularity #885.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,714 | 30 | 16.9 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,718 | 29 | 18.1 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Saffron for girls
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Famous Saffrons
- Saffron AldridgeGirl
English model
- Saffron Domini BurrowsGirl
English model and actress.
- Saffron HerndonGirl
American comedienne
- SaffronGirl
stage name of Samantha Marie Sprackling, Nigerian lead singer of Republica
- Saffron CoomberGirl
English actress
- Saffron HendersonGirl
Canadian voice actress and singer; daughter of singer Bill Henderson
- Saffron Sahara Le Bon (b. 1991)Girl
daughter of singer Simon and Yasmin Le Bon
- Saffron Ursula Louisa Licuria (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of Australian rules footballer Paul Licuria
- Saffron Rose Kiran Kanal (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of bassist Tony Kanal of No Doubt
- Saffron BarkerGirl
vlogger
Saffron in pop culture
- Saffron "Saffy" MonsoonGirl
character on TV's Absolutely Fabulous
- SaffronGirl
wife of Malcolm Reynolds in "Firefly"
- Saffron "Saffy" CassonGirl
in the "Casson Family" series
- SaffronGirl
character in Super Paper Mario for Wii
- SaffronGirl
character in Princess Poppy series
- SaffronGirl
character in the manga series Ranma ½
- Saffron MasalaGirl
character in animated series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
- SaffronGirl
mentioned in "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan ("I'm just mad about Saffron/She's just mad about me")
- Saffron CityGirl
city in the video game series Pokémon
- SaffronGirl
character in TV's "Imposters"
- Saffron CoulterGirl
character in Foz Meadows' "Manifold Worlds" series