Total births
141
Girls' name · since 1916
Fifi
Fifi has 141 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 141
- total births
- 1916–1974
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Fifi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 141 have been recorded since 1916.
Fifi has 141 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1974.
- 141 total births
- 1916–1974 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
141 girls have been named Fifi since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1974.
- 141
- total births
- 1916–1974
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Fifi was born in this single decade.
1923
Single peak year
10 babies were named Fifi in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Fifi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fifi splits its recorded history at 1930: 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 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fifi at a glance
Last recorded 1974Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Fifi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1974
- Peak year (1923)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Fifi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Fifi's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Fifi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 51 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fifi? ▼
Fifi has been given to 141 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1974. 10 babies were born in 1923, its single highest year.
When was Fifi most popular? ▼
Fifi was most popular in the 1920s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Fifi been used? ▼
Records for Fifi go back to 1916, giving 59 years of history through 1974.
What names are similar to Fifi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fiffany. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Fifi's data
- Fifi's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 1970s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1916–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fifi: Baby Name Since 1916 - 141 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fifi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Fifi 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 June 2026.