Girls' name · since 1942
Tiffany
338,864 babies named Tiffany in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 338,864
- born since 1942
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tiffany is the #879 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 338,864 recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiffany has been recorded 338,864 times among girls since 1942, currently ranked #879 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #111 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #879 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 338,864 born since 1942
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiffany ranks #111 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #879 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 338,864 born since 1942, peaking in the 1980s.
- #111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 338,864
- born since 1942
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tiffany's 338,864 recorded births place it above 99.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tiffany compares
338,864 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Tiffany's all-time total is 901x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tiffany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 338,864 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18,364 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tiffany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tiffany splits its recorded history at 1984: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 18,364 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tiffany popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 18,364
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Tiffany popularity over time - boys
1,190 total births recorded since 1962 (Tiffany as boys' name)
Tiffany by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (158,625 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Tiffany's strongest decade.
158,625 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tiffany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 87
1940s
87 births
- 1950s 119
1950s
119 births
- 1960s 8,480
1960s
8,480 births
- 1970s
1970s
65,158 births
- 1980s
1980s
158,625 births
- 1990s
1990s
77,534 births
- 2000s 20,188
2000s
20,188 births
- 2010s 6,799
2010s
6,799 births
- 2020s 1,874
2020s
1,874 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 158,625 births (47% of all-time use).
How Tiffany 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 Tiffany's total volume
Tiffany by state
Where Tiffany concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37,606 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26,195 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 22,176 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 18,359 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 16,994 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 15,254 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 13,009 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 12,656 | 3.7% |
37,606 of 338,864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Tiffany appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tiffany's data
- Tiffany's decade-level peak was the 1980s (158,625 total births); usage has since declined to 1,874 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tiffanys (37,606 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.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tiffany
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tiffany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
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, 1942–2025 (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 Tiffany 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.