Unisex name · since 1952
Buff
Buff has 47 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Buff sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 47 recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buff has been recorded 47 times among girls since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1959.
- #35,639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buff ranks #35,639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #35,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Buff's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Buff's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Buff's full recorded timeline at 1955, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Buff popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1959
- Peak year (1955)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Buff popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 1953 (Buff as boys' name)
Buff by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (47 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Buff's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Buff births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 47 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Buff: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~7 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, 1952–1959 (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 Buff 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.