Girls' name · since 1962

Tiffani

Tiffani has 14,919 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,290 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,132 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
14,919
born since 1962
1990s
peak decade

14,919 babies have been named Tiffani since 1962, making it today's #12132 girls' name.

Tiffani has 14,919 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12132 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.

  • #1,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,132 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 14,919 born since 1962
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiffani ranks #1,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,132 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,919 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.

#1,290 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,132 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
14,919
born since 1962
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%29.8%
Tiffani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Tiffani's 14,919 recorded births place it above 98.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

45 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Tiffani compares

14,919 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Tiffani's all-time total is 40x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tiffani Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 14,919 376 567,345
Peak-year births 643 21 19,840

Tiffani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Tiffani's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 643, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Tiffani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
643
Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
0200400600800 196219701978198619942002201020182025 7

Tiffani by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (5,073 births, 34% of the file).

1990s was Tiffani's strongest decade.

5,073 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Tiffani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,073 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Tiffani compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tiffani's total volume

Tiffani vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -62, 5.5%-62, 6.1%-146, 4.8%-131, 3.9%-69, 4.9%-114, 8.5%-146, 1.9%-73, 3.2%-143, 3.9%-36, 7.6%-145, 2.7%-63, 4.5%-110, 2.2%-33, 8.4%-146, 2%Tiffani-64, 4.3%Tiffani
Tiffani vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 14,919 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?
Since 1962, Social Security records show 14,919 babies named Tiffani. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #1,290 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #12,132 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1981, with 643 births.
Where does Tiffani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiffani ranks #1,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,132 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 64 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Tiffani's data

  • Tiffani's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,073 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Tiffanis (1,660 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tiffani

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tiffani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1962–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Tiffani 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 August 2026.