Girls' name · since 1967
Buffey
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 96 babies named Buffey, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Buffey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 96 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Buffey recorded 96 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1979.
- #27,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 96 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buffey ranks #27,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Buffey's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Buffey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Buffey's full recorded timeline at 1973, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Buffey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1979
- Peak year (1972)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Buffey by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (75 births, 78% of the file).
1970s was Buffey's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Buffey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 75 births (78% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Buffey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1967–1979 (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 Buffey 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.