Girls' name · since 1973
Coffy
Coffy has 16 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #48,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Coffy since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Coffy recorded 16 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 1974.
- #48,512 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coffy ranks #48,512 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #48,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Coffy's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Coffy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Coffy splits its recorded history at 1974: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (8 births).
Coffy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1974
- Peak year (1973)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Coffy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Coffy's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Coffy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
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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 Coffy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1973–1974 (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 Coffy 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.