Saffron

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Saffron first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 345 babies (rank #134 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Saffron

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Saffron yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,776

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

345

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Saffron

Saffron Burrowsfilm actor · b. 1972

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	166	#240
1997	224	#196
1998	258	#168
1999	313	#150
2000	345	#134
2001	271	#163
2002	288	#152
2003	253	#185
2004	225	#205
2005	188	#242
2006	189	#249
2007	153	#306
2008	142	#321
2009	109	#389
2010	123	#370
2011	136	#353
2012	96	#469
2013	85	#503
2014	86	#498
2015	65	#642
2016	61	#683