Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Saffron

Gender

Female

Origin

Unknown
English
A spice

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Color
  • Flower
  • Green
  • Nature
  • Word

Pronunciation

s(a)-ff-ron

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Simon Le Bon, Daughter of Tony Kanal

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #4071, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6546, 17 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202517
202423
202329
202218
202126
202021
201926
201821
201721
201630

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #133, 345 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1198, 27 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202527
202434
202351
202258
202157
202054
201955
201868
201751
201661

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #504, 8 births); most recent 2022 (rank #881, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
20213
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #182, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #540, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20235
20223
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #267, 5 births); most recent 2021 (rank #446, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence