Girls' name · since 2011
Effy
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.
- #29,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Effy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 83 have been recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Effy has been recorded 83 times among girls since 2011, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2024.
- #29,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 83 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Effy ranks #29,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Effy's 83 recorded births place it above 59.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Effy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Effy's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Effy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Effy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (54 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Effy's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Effy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 54 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Effy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Effy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2011–2024 (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 Effy 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.