Total births
68
Girls' name · since 2012
Pfeiffer
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 68 babies named Pfeiffer, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 68
- total births
- 2012–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Pfeiffer sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 68 recorded since 2012.
Pfeiffer has 68 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- 68 total births
- 2012–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
68 girls have been named Pfeiffer since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 68
- total births
- 2012–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Pfeiffer was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
10 babies were named Pfeiffer in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Pfeiffer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pfeiffer splits its recorded history at 2019: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pfeiffer at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Pfeiffer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Pfeiffer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Pfeiffer's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Pfeiffer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pfeiffer? ▼
Pfeiffer has been given to 68 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 10 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Pfeiffer most popular? ▼
Pfeiffer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Pfeiffer been used? ▼
Pfeiffer has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 14 years of data through 2025.
What to do with Pfeiffer's data
- Pfeiffer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2012–2025 (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. "Pfeiffer: Baby Name Since 2012 - 68 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pfeiffer. 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 Pfeiffer 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 July 2026.