Total births
118
Girls' name · since 1953
Taffie
Taffie has 118 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 118
- total births
- 1953–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Taffie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 118 recorded since 1953.
Taffie has 118 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1979.
- 118 total births
- 1953–1979 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
118 girls have been named Taffie since 1953, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.
- 118
- total births
- 1953–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Taffie was born in this single decade.
1974
Single peak year
13 babies were named Taffie in 1974 - its busiest year on record.
Taffie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taffie splits its recorded history at 1965: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taffie at a glance
Last recorded 1979Peak year
1974
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1953
Taffie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1979
- Peak year (1974)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Taffie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Taffie's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Taffie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
41 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 46 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Taffie? ▼
Since 1953, Social Security records show 118 babies named Taffie. The most recent recorded year was 1979. Its busiest year on record was 1974, with 13 births.
When was Taffie most popular? ▼
Taffie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Taffie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Taffie since 1953 -- 27 years through the most recent 1979 data.
What names are similar to Taffie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taffy, Taffany, Taffi, Taffney, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Taffie
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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, 1953–1979 (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. "Taffie: Baby Name Since 1953 - 118 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/taffie. 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 Taffie 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.