Buffy vs Buford

Side-by-side comparison of Buffy and Buford — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Buffy

Girl name · Rank #13654

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Name B

Buford

Boy name

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Metric Buffy Buford
Current Rank #13654 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 3,306 10,848
Peak Year 1972 1921
Peak Year Births 319 334
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1951 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Buffy Buford
1880ss — 69
1890ss — 156
1900ss — 277
1910ss — 1,737
1920ss — 2,759
1930ss — 1,935
1940ss — 1,652
1950ss 38 963
1960ss 674 587
1970ss 2,245 375
1980ss 273 203
1990ss 9 88
2000ss 16 32
2010ss 16 10
2020ss 35 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Buffy Buford
2016 — 5
2017 8 —
2020 7 —
2021 7 —
2022 7 —
2023 8 5
2024 6 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1951–2024.

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