Saffron

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Saffron Burrows

English actress, model and writer

Choose Saffron and your child shares a first name with Saffron Burrows, an English actress, model and writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Saffron, like who?” Saffron Burrows's Wikipedia article is available in 42 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 94,340 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Saffron, 17 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Saffron would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySaffron first shows up in US birth records in 1974, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 51 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2000, when it reached #3,886.
• 🍂TrendSaffron has slipped 879 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,546. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Saffron means “saffron spice”. Our records link it to Arabic and English roots.

About the name Saffron

Saffron is a girl name of Arabic and English origin meaning “saffron spice”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-ron”. US birth records list Saffron for girls from 1974 to 2025, in 35 of those 52 years. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked #3,886 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,546, with 17 babies.

Origin:Arabic namesEnglish names