Girls' name · since 1954
Buffie
Buffie has 869 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 869
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
869 girls have been named Buffie since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Buffie has 869 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1985.
- #8,269 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 869 born since 1954
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buffie ranks #8,269 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 869 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 869
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Buffie's 869 recorded births place it above 88.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Buffie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Buffie's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 92, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Buffie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1985
- Peak year (1970)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Buffie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (576 births, 66% of the file).
1970s was Buffie's strongest decade.
576 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Buffie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 221
1960s
221 births
- 1970s
1970s
576 births
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 576 births (66% of all-time use).
How Buffie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Buffie's total volume
Buffie by state
Where Buffie concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 60 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 45 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 29 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 19 | 2.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 10 | 1.2% |
60 of 869 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Buffie appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Buffie's data
- Buffie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (576 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Buffies (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Buffie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1954–1985 (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 Buffie 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.