Boys' name · since 1961
Staffon
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Staffon, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 33
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Staffon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 33 have been recorded since 1961.
Staffon has 33 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2003.
- #25,260 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 33 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Staffon ranks #25,260 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #25,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 33
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Staffon's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Staffon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Staffon splits its recorded history at 1989: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Staffon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2003
- Peak year (1961)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Staffon by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 52% of the file).
1960s was Staffon's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Staffon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Staffon's data
- Staffon's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Staffon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~42 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, 1961–2003 (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 Staffon 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.