Girls' name · since 1951
Buffy
Buffy has 3,306 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,306
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Buffy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,306 have been recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buffy has been recorded 3,306 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2024.
- #3,386 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,306 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Buffy ranks #3,386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,306 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,306
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Buffy's 3,306 recorded births place it above 95.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Buffy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Buffy splits its recorded history at 1979: 13% of all births land in the more recent half, 87% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 319 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Buffy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2024
- Peak year (1972)
- 319
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Buffy popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1971 (Buffy as boys' name)
Buffy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,245 births, 68% of the file).
1970s was Buffy's strongest decade.
2,245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Buffy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 674
1960s
674 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,245 births
- 1980s 273
1980s
273 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,245 births (68% of all-time use).
How Buffy 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 Buffy's total volume
Buffy by state
Where Buffy concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 287 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 170 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 168 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 148 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 137 | 4.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 109 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 107 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 104 | 3.1% |
287 of 3,306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Buffy appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Buffy's data
- Buffy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,245 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Buffys (287 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Buffy: 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 (~73 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, 1951–2024 (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 Buffy 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.