Recorded 1967–1994 Girls' name Peak 1988 219 births

Taffany — girls' name

219 babies named Taffany in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s661980s1101990s30
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Taffany was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

24 babies were named Taffany in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taffany

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Taffany between 1967 and 1994, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taffany currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taffany performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taffany shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taffany 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 219 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.

Taffany at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

219

Since 1967

28 years of records

Peak year

1988

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1967

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1994

Taffany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1967

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1988)
24
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Taffany by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
110 births that decade — 50% of Taffany's all-time total
1960s131970s661980s1101990s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taffany?
219 babies have been named Taffany since 1967. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1988 with 24 births.
When was Taffany most popular?
Taffany was most popular in the 1980s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Taffany been used?
Taffany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 28 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Taffany?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taffy, Taffie, Taffi, Taffney, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1967–1994 (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.