Girls' name · since 1974
Saffron
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 726 babies named Saffron, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,636 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 726
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saffron currently ranks #6636 among girls' names in America, with 726 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Saffron recorded 726 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #6636 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #9,308 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,636 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 726 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saffron ranks #9,308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,636 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 726 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,636 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 726
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saffron's 726 recorded births place it above 87.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Saffron compares
726 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Saffron's all-time total is 93% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saffron | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 726 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saffron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saffron splits its recorded history at 2008: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saffron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Saffron by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (261 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Saffron's strongest decade.
261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Saffron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
261 births
- 2010s
2010s
250 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 261 births (36% of all-time use).
How Saffron compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Saffron's total volume
Saffron by state
Where Saffron concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 6.9% |
50 of 726 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saffron's data
- Saffron's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (261 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Saffrons (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saffron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saffron draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.