Boys' name · since 1944
Biff
Biff has 254 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 254
- born since 1944
- 1950s
- peak decade
Biff sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 254 recorded since 1944.
Biff has 254 recorded births among boys since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1980.
- #11,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 254 born since 1944
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Biff ranks #11,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1944, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 254
- born since 1944
- 1950s
- peak decade
Biff's 254 recorded births place it above 74.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Biff's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Biff's full recorded timeline at 1963, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Biff popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1980
- Peak year (1956)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Biff by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (132 births, 52% of the file).
1950s was Biff's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Biff births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
132 births
- 1960s
1960s
62 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 132 births (52% of all-time use).
Biff by state
Where Biff concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 254 births nationwide.
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What to do with Biff's data
- Biff's decade-level peak was the 1950s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Biffs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Biff: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1944–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Biff draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.