Recorded 1967–2010 Girls' name Peak 1981 872 births

Tifani — girls' name

872 babies named Tifani in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s311970s2151980s3101990s2272000s822010s7
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tifani was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

39 babies were named Tifani in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tifani

The Social Security Administration has registered 872 babies named Tifani between 1967 and 2010, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tifani currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tifani performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 310 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tifani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Tifani in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tifani 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 872 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.

Tifani at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

872

Since 1967

44 years of records

Peak year

1981

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1967

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2010

Tifani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1967

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1981)
39
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
01020304050 20102002199619901984197819721967 12

Tifani by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
310 births that decade — 36% of Tifani's all-time total
1960s311970s2151980s3101990s2272000s822010s7

Tifani by state

Where Tifani concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tifani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
48 5.5%
#2 California
23 2.6%
#3 Indiana
5 0.6%
Texas share of Tifani's total US births 5.5%
Even split

48 of 872 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tifani?
872 babies have been named Tifani since 1967. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1981 with 39 births.
When was Tifani most popular?
Tifani was most popular in the 1980s decade with 310 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Tifani most popular?
The top states for the name Tifani are Texas (48 births), California (23 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Tifani been used?
Tifani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 44 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Tifani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiffany, Tiffani, Tiffanie, Tiffiny, and 4 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, 1967–2010 (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.