Total births
83
US rank #11856 Girls' name Peak 2023 83 births
Effy — #11856 US girls' name
83 babies named Effy in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#11856
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 33% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Effy was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
14 babies were named Effy in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Effy
The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Effy between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Effy currently holds the #11856 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 14 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Effy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Effy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Effy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 83 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Effy at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#11,856
Active since
2011
Effy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011
- Peak year (2023)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
Effy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 54 births that decade — 65% of Effy's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Effy? ▼
83 babies have been named Effy since 2011. It currently ranks #11856 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 14 births.
When was Effy most popular? ▼
Effy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Effy been used? ▼
Effy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Effy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Effie, Effa, Effat. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.