Recorded 1967–1979 Girls' name Peak 1972 96 births

Buffey — girls' name

96 babies named Buffey in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s211970s75
1970s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Buffey was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

15 babies were named Buffey in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Buffey

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Buffey between 1967 and 1979, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Buffey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Buffey performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Buffey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Buffey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 96 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Buffey at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

96

Since 1967

13 years of records

Peak year

1972

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1967

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1979

Buffey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1967

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1972)
15
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
05101520 19791977197619751974197319721971196919681967 7

Buffey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
75 births that decade — 78% of Buffey's all-time total
1960s211970s75

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Buffey?
96 babies have been named Buffey since 1967. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1972 with 15 births.
When was Buffey most popular?
Buffey was most popular in the 1970s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Buffey been used?
Buffey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 13 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Buffey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Buffy, Buffie, Buffi, Buford, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.