Girls' name · since 1962
Tiffney
1,138 babies named Tiffney in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,138
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,138 girls have been named Tiffney since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tiffney has 1,138 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2002.
- #6,856 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,138 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiffney ranks #6,856 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,138 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,138
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tiffney's 1,138 recorded births place it above 90.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Tiffney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tiffney's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tiffney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2002
- Peak year (1980)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Tiffney by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (499 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Tiffney's strongest decade.
499 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Tiffney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 72
1960s
72 births
- 1970s
1970s
382 births
- 1980s
1980s
499 births
- 1990s 174
1990s
174 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 499 births (44% of all-time use).
How Tiffney 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 Tiffney's total volume
Tiffney by state
Where Tiffney concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 37 | 3.3% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 10 | 0.9% |
53 of 1,138 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Tiffney appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tiffney's data
- Tiffney's decade-level peak was the 1980s (499 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tiffneys (53 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tiffney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1962–2002 (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 Tiffney 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.