Total births
254
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.
- 254
- total births
- 1944–1980
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that 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.
- 254 total births
- 1944–1980 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
254 boys have been named Biff since 1944, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1980.
- 254
- total births
- 1944–1980
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Biff was born in this single decade.
1956
Single peak year
26 babies were named Biff in 1956 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1980Peak year
1956
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1944
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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% |
Ohio share of Biff's total US births 2.0%
5 of 254 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Biff? ▼
Biff has been given to 254 babies in the U.S. since 1944, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1980. 26 babies were born in 1956, its single highest year.
When was Biff most popular? ▼
Biff was most popular in the 1950s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Biff most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Biff are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Biff been used? ▼
Biff has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 37 years of data through 1980.
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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Biff
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Biff: Baby Name Since 1944 - 254 Births, Peak 1956." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/biff. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.