Recorded 1965–2009 Girls' name Peak 1980 2,281 births

Tiffaney — girls' name

2,281 babies named Tiffaney in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s771970s7371980s10461990s3572000s64
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tiffaney was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

142 babies were named Tiffaney in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiffaney

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,281 babies named Tiffaney between 1965 and 2009, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tiffaney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 142 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiffaney performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,046 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tiffaney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 169 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Tiffaney in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiffaney 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 2,281 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.

Tiffaney at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

2,281

Since 1965

45 years of records

Peak year

1980

142 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1965

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tiffaney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1965

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1980)
142
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Tiffaney by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,046 births that decade — 46% of Tiffaney's all-time total
1960s771970s7371980s10461990s3572000s64

Tiffaney by state

Where Tiffaney concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tiffaney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
169 7.4%
#2 California
157 6.9%
#3 Ohio
82 3.6%
#4 Florida
53 2.3%
#5 Illinois
42 1.8%
#6 Alabama
31 1.4%
#7 Louisiana
29 1.3%
#8 Georgia
27 1.2%
Texas share of Tiffaney's total US births 7.4%
Even split

169 of 2,281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Tiffaney appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiffaney?
2,281 babies have been named Tiffaney since 1965. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1980 with 142 births.
When was Tiffaney most popular?
Tiffaney was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,046 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Tiffaney most popular?
The top states for the name Tiffaney are Texas (169 births), California (157 births), Ohio (82 births).
How long has the name Tiffaney been used?
Tiffaney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 45 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tiffaney?
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, 1965–2009 (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.