Girls' name · since 1961
Chiffon
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 470 babies named Chiffon, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 470
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
470 girls have been named Chiffon since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chiffon recorded 470 times among girls since 1961, 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 1961 to 1995.
- #12,313 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 470 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chiffon ranks #12,313 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 470 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 470
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chiffon's 470 recorded births place it above 82.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Chiffon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chiffon splits its recorded history at 1979: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chiffon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1995
- Peak year (1979)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Chiffon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (165 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Chiffon's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Chiffon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s
1970s
165 births
- 1980s
1980s
163 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 165 births (35% of all-time use).
Chiffon by state
Where Chiffon concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
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What to do with Chiffon's data
- Chiffon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chiffons (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chiffon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1961–1995 (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 Chiffon 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.