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How popular is the name Safron?

Births per year, rank history and how many Safrons are alive today.

Safron (female), a spelling of Saffron, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2005 (ranked 4798th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2002, when 4 babies were given the name, the 3409th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Saffron you are most likely to meet is around 26 years old. Half of all Saffrons born in England and Wales are between 18 and 29, and there are at least 5,300 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 1.7% chance that at least one of them will be called Saffron.

How many babies are named Safron each year?

Includes all spellings: Safron, Saffron. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0100200300200020201996: 1661997: 2241998: 2581999: 3162000: 3482001: 2712002: 2922003: 2532004: 2252005: 1912006: 1892007: 1532008: 1422009: 1092010: 1232011: 1362012: 962013: 852014: 862015: 652016: 612017: 512018: 682019: 552020: 542021: 572022: 582023: 512024: 342025: 27actual

Where does the Safron spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001999: ranked 3,9002000: ranked 3,9122002: ranked 3,4092005: ranked 4,798

Where does the Saffron spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 2391997: ranked 1951998: ranked 1681999: ranked 1492000: ranked 1332001: ranked 1632002: ranked 1522003: ranked 1852004: ranked 2052005: ranked 2412006: ranked 2482007: ranked 3042008: ranked 3212009: ranked 3872010: ranked 3702011: ranked 3522012: ranked 4682013: ranked 5002014: ranked 4942015: ranked 6372016: ranked 6812017: ranked 7712018: ranked 6022019: ranked 7032020: ranked 6832021: ranked 6742022: ranked 6472023: ranked 7062024: ranked 1,0212025: ranked 1,197

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Safron per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 348 in 2000
Safron: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Safron most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Saffron, peaked in 2000, when 348 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Safron spelling itself peaked in 2002, with 4 babies.

How many people are called Safron?

At least 5,300 people named Safron in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Safron?

Most living Safrons are between 18 and 29; the most common age is about 26.

Is Safron becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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