Recorded 1974–1988 Girls' name Peak 1987 139 births

Tiffay — girls' name

139 babies named Tiffay in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s117

The verdict

139 girls have been named Tiffay since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.

139
total births
1974–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
84%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Tiffay was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

28 babies were named Tiffay in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiffay

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Tiffay between 1974 and 1988, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tiffay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiffay performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tiffay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tiffay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiffay 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 139 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.

Tiffay at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

139

Since 1974

15 years of records

Peak year

1987

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1974

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1988

Tiffay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1974

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1987)
28
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
0102030 1988198619841982198019771974 6

Tiffay by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
117 births that decade — 84% of Tiffay's all-time total
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Tiffay by state

Where Tiffay concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tiffay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.6%
New York share of Tiffay's total US births 3.6%

5 of 139 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiffay?
139 babies have been named Tiffay since 1974. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1987 with 28 births.
When was Tiffay most popular?
Tiffay was most popular in the 1980s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Tiffay most popular?
The top states for the name Tiffay are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tiffay been used?
Tiffay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 15 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Tiffay?
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.

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, 1974–1988 (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.