girls' name ★ peaked 1988

Tiffany

Meaning Epiphany Gender Girl Rank 2025 #880 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

From Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Latin Theophania (“Epiphany”), from Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-, “god”) (combining form of θεός (theós, “god”)) + φαίνω (phaínō…

Rank 2025
#880
among girls · ↓37 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
304
named Tiffany · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,287
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1988
18,435 babies
All-time total
340,054
#111 all-time among girls
First recorded
1942
in Social Security records

Tiffany popularity over time

340,054 babies have been named Tiffany since 1942, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
3.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 87 – 87 9 – #2,501
1950s 119 – 119 12 +37% #2,526
1960s 8,480 44 8,524 852 +7063% #144
1970s 65,158 269 65,427 6,543 +668% #28
1980s 158,625 667 159,292 15,929 +143% #13
1990s 77,534 188 77,722 7,772 -51% #23
2000s 20,188 22 20,210 2,021 -74% #101
2010s 6,799 – 6,799 680 -66% #311
2020s (to 2025) 1,874 – 1,874 312 -54% #794

Where Tiffany is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 293 0.18 outside top 500
2027 285 0.18 outside top 500
2028 277 0.17 outside top 500
2029 271 0.17 outside top 500
2030 266 0.17 outside top 500

Where Tiffany is most popular

Girls named Tiffany per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.189 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Massachusetts, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Tiffany born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 286 0.340 +80%
Massachusetts 41 0.339 +80%
Florida 130 0.304 +61%
New York 115 0.290 +54%
Virginia 48 0.282 +49%
New Jersey 49 0.271 +44%
Texas 198 0.246 +31%
Maryland 26 0.245 +30%
Tennessee 38 0.240 +27%
Illinois 53 0.232 +23%
Georgia 48 0.211 +12%
Washington 27 0.187 ≈ national
South Carolina 16 0.178 -6%
North Carolina 39 0.171 -9%
Pennsylvania 36 0.152 -19%
Wisconsin 14 0.136 -28%
Arizona 19 0.135 -28%
Nevada 6 0.129 -32%
Oregon 7 0.108 -43%
Minnesota 11 0.102 -46%
Colorado 10 0.090 -52%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -54%
Ohio 20 0.084 -55%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -57%
Michigan 14 0.077 -59%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -70%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tiffany

Tiffany is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #880 in 2025 with 304 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1942, 340,054 American babies have been named Tiffany. Its peak came in 1988, when 18,435 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tiffany stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tiffany?

The median living Tiffany is about 39 years old; half are between 34 and 45. An estimated 331 thousand people named Tiffany are alive in the United States today.

median 39 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tiffany year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 304 #880 – –
2024 321 #843 – –
2023 298 #899 – –
2022 290 #936 – –
2021 317 #865 – –
2020 344 #794 – –
2019 417 #693 – –
2018 422 #689 – –
2017 518 #583 – –
2016 559 #560 – –
2015 650 #495 – –
2014 726 #444 – –
2013 707 #434 – –
2012 849 #370 – –
2011 920 #348 – –
2010 1,031 #311 – –
2009 1,169 #280 – –
2008 1,377 #250 – –
2007 1,622 #211 – –
2006 1,644 #210 – –
2005 1,767 #196 – –
2004 1,958 #175 17 #4,988
2003 2,258 #147 – –
2002 2,398 #140 – –
2001 2,690 #127 – –
2000 3,305 #101 5 #11,976
1995 6,936 #46 19 #3,544
1990 13,160 #23 47 #1,726
1985 13,681 #23 54 #1,318
1980 16,228 #14 63 #1,153
1975 6,919 #37 36 #1,500
1970 3,999 #99 14 #2,615
1965 565 #390 – –
1960 24 #2,508 – –
1955 13 #3,363 – –
1950 17 #2,526 – –
1945 7 #3,992 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Tiffany

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tiffany Trump Tiffany Trump Daughter of Donald Trump (born 1993) Contemporary
  2. 2 Tiffany Haddish Tiffany Haddish American comedian and actress (born 1979) Contemporary
  3. 3 Tiffany Darwish Tiffany Darwish American singer (born 1971) Contemporary
  4. 4 Tiffany Young Tiffany Young American singer and actress (born 1989) Contemporary
  5. 5 Tiffany Thornton Tiffany Thornton American actress, radio personality and singer (born 1986) Contemporary
  6. 6 Tiffany Alvord Tiffany Alvord American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992) Contemporary
  7. 7 Tiffany Porter Tiffany Porter British-American hurdler (born 1987) Contemporary
  8. 8 Tiffany Cohen American swimmer (born 1966) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tiffany, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tiffany?

The median living Tiffany is about 39 years old. Half of all living Tiffanys are between 34 and 45 years old.

How many people named Tiffany are alive today?

An estimated 331 thousand people named Tiffany are alive in the United States, based on 340,054 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tiffany mean?

From Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Latin Theophania (“Epiphany”), from Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-, “god”) (combining form of θεός (theós, “god”)) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”).

How popular is the name Tiffany in 2025?

Tiffany ranked #880 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 304 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tiffany?

340,054 babies have been named Tiffany in the United States since 1942, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tiffany most popular?

Tiffany peaked in 1988, when 18,435 newborns received the name.

Is Tiffany a boy or girl name?

Tiffany is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tiffany rising or falling?

Tiffany is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tiffany become more popular?

Tiffany is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 266 girls named Tiffany in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tiffany?

Well-known people named Tiffany include Tiffany Trump (singer), Tiffany Haddish (actor), Tiffany Darwish (singer).

Names like Tiffany

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