Saron
A feminine name of Biblical Hebrew origin meaning "God's princess."
Name Census estimates that about 909 living Americans carry the first name Saron. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 83.6% of registrations being female. The average person named Saron today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Saron births was 2011 (66 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Saron. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Saron with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
909
~ 1 in 377,067 Americans
Peak year
2011
66 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2020 SSA rank
#10,410
Tracked since 1974
Census
Saron in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,349 people with the first name Saron, which placed it at #10,027 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,027
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,349 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
77.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Saron
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Saron is Black at 77.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (9.0%) and White (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Saron described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Saron at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American77.5% · 1,046
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.0% · 122
- White8.1% · 109
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 49
- Two or more races1.6% · 21
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Saron
Saron leans heavily female at 83.6% of total registrations, but 151 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Saron as a male name
- Ranked #10,410 in 2020
- 7 male births in 2020
- Peak: 2010 (14 births)
Saron as a female name
- Ranked #12,070 in 2022
- 8 female births in 2022
- Peak: 2011 (59 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Saron leans strongly female. 1,150 people counted with this name were female (84.8%), compared with 206 male bearers (15.2%).
Popularity
Saron: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Saron from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 420 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Saron by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Saron during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sarons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. Virginia, Maryland, California recorded the most babies named Saron, while Ohio, Nevada, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Saron
The name Saron is a Hebrew name derived from the word "sharon," which means "plain" or "level ground." It is believed to have originated in the ancient region of Sharon, a fertile coastal plain located in present-day Israel. The name is first mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the Song of Songs, where it is used as a poetic reference to the beauty of the Sharon plain.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Saron was Saron of Tyre, a 4th-century BC philosopher and mathematician. He is best known for his work on conic sections and is often credited as one of the founders of the ancient study of geometry.
In the 1st century AD, there was Saron of Alexandria, a Neoplatonist philosopher and scholar who studied under the renowned teacher Ammonius Saccas. He is said to have influenced the philosophies of Plotinus and Origen, two prominent figures in the development of early Christian theology.
During the Middle Ages, Saron of Pavia was a notable Italian bishop and scholar who lived in the 11th century. He was known for his writings on canon law and played a significant role in the intellectual and religious life of northern Italy during that time.
In the 16th century, there was Saron Goyon, a French Protestant reformer and theologian. He was a prominent figure in the Huguenot movement and authored several works on biblical exegesis and theology.
Moving forward to the 19th century, Saron Rowsell was a British architect and civil engineer who designed several notable buildings and structures in London, including the Royal Albert Hall and the Waterloo Bridge.
While the name Saron is not as common today as it once was, it has a rich history rooted in ancient cultures and has been borne by individuals from various fields, including philosophy, religion, architecture, and engineering.
People
Saron + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Saron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Saron: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saron?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 909 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Saron going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 377,067 US residents.
Is Saron a common name?
We classify Saron as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 922 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Saron most popular?
The single biggest year for Saron was 2011, when 66 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Saron is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Saron in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,349 people with the name Saron, or 0.45 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,027 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Saron in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Saron?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Saron leans strongly female. 1,150 people counted with this name were female (84.8%), compared with 206 male bearers (15.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Saron?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Saron is Black at 77.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (9.0%) and White (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Saron most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Saron in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.5% (1,046 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Saron in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Saron a female name?
Yes, 83.6% of people registered as Saron in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Saron still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Saron in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Saron can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Saron?
See how many people share the name Saron on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.