US rank #15596 Girls' name Peak 1981 14,911 births

Tiffani — #15596 US girls' name

14,911 babies named Tiffani in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#15596
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Tiffani was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

643 babies were named Tiffani in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiffani

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,911 babies named Tiffani between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tiffani currently holds the #15596 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 643 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiffani performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5,073 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tiffani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,660 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tiffani in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiffani 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 14,911 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.

Tiffani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

14,911

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

1981

643 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,596

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tiffani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
643
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Tiffani by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5,073 births that decade — 34% of Tiffani's all-time total
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Tiffani by state

Where Tiffani concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tiffani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,660 11.1%
#2 Texas
1,288 8.6%
#3 New York
796 5.3%
#4 Florida
750 5.0%
#5 Ohio
688 4.6%
#6 Michigan
632 4.2%
#7 Illinois
585 3.9%
#8 Pennsylvania
539 3.6%
California share of Tiffani's total US births 11.1%
Even split

1,660 of 14,911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Tiffani appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiffani?
14,911 babies have been named Tiffani since 1962. It currently ranks #15596 among girls. The peak year was 1981 with 643 births.
When was Tiffani most popular?
Tiffani was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5,073 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Tiffani most popular?
The top states for the name Tiffani are California (1,660 births), Texas (1,288 births), New York (796 births).
How long has the name Tiffani been used?
Tiffani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tiffani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiffany, Tiffanie, Tiffiny, Tiffaney, 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, 1962–2024 (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.