Recorded 1966–2013 Girls' name Peak 1982 960 births

Tifany — girls' name

960 babies named Tifany in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s291970s2401980s3761990s1682000s1302010s17
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tifany was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

66 babies were named Tifany in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tifany

The Social Security Administration has registered 960 babies named Tifany between 1966 and 2013, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tifany currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tifany performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 376 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tifany shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Tifany in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tifany 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 960 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.

Tifany at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

960

Since 1966

48 years of records

Peak year

1982

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1966

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2013

Tifany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1966

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1982)
66
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080 201320051999199319871981197519691966 5

Tifany by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
376 births that decade — 39% of Tifany's all-time total
1960s291970s2401980s3761990s1682000s1302010s17

Tifany by state

Where Tifany concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tifany
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
30 3.1%
#2 Texas
11 1.1%
#3 Florida
5 0.5%
#4 Georgia
5 0.5%
#5 New York
5 0.5%
California share of Tifany's total US births 3.1%
Even split

30 of 960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tifany?
960 babies have been named Tifany since 1966. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1982 with 66 births.
When was Tifany most popular?
Tifany was most popular in the 1980s decade with 376 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Tifany most popular?
The top states for the name Tifany are California (30 births), Texas (11 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Tifany been used?
Tifany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 48 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Tifany?
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.

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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, 1966–2013 (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.