as a First Name
From the name of the yellow food colouring and flavouring, derived from the stamens of a species of crocus. The word is from Old French safran, ultimately of Arabic origin: the bulb was introduced to Europe from the East in the early Middle Ages. As a given name it is most often given to babies born with strikingly golden hair.
| 27,585th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Saffran, Saffronia, Saffren, Saffrone, Sabrina, Saffiran, Saffarane, Saffareene, Saffarina, Safferan
Quick facts
- Dozens
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 79
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Oregon
- has the most people named Saffron per capita
- 2007
- marked the height of its popularity
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Top state populations
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