Recorded 1966–1982 Girls' name Peak 1968 60 births

Tiffin — girls' name

60 babies named Tiffin in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s351980s13

The verdict

60 girls have been named Tiffin since 1966, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1982.

60
total births
1966–1982
years on record
1970s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Tiffin was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tiffin in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiffin

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Tiffin between 1966 and 1982, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tiffin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiffin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tiffin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiffin 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 60 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.

Tiffin at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

60

Since 1966

17 years of records

Peak year

1968

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1966

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1982

Tiffin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1966

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1968)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1982198019771975197419731972197019681966 5

Tiffin by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
35 births that decade — 58% of Tiffin's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiffin?
60 babies have been named Tiffin since 1966. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1968 with 7 births.
When was Tiffin most popular?
Tiffin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Tiffin been used?
Tiffin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 17 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Tiffin?
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, 1966–1982 (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.