Tifanny
A feminine name of French origin, derived from the Greek word "Theophania" meaning "divine manifestation".
Name Census estimates that about 140 living Americans carry the first name Tifanny. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tifanny today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tifanny births was 2003 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tifanny. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
140
~ 1 in 2,448,245 Americans
Peak year
2003
12 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2009 SSA rank
#19,972
Tracked since 1980
Census
Tifanny in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 311 people with the first name Tifanny, which placed it at #28,739 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,739
National first-name rank
People counted
311
311 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
45.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tifanny
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tifanny is Hispanic at 45.7%. The next largest groups are White (29.3%) and Black (16.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tifanny described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tifanny at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino45.7% · 142
- White29.3% · 91
- Black or African American16.7% · 52
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.8% · 18
- Two or more races2.3% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Tifanny: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tifanny from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 60 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tifanny by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tifanny during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tifannys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tifanny
The name Tifanny is a feminine given name derived from the ancient Greek name Theophania, meaning "manifestation of God" or "epiphany". It was originally a unisex name used in the Greek-speaking regions of the Byzantine Empire during the early centuries of Christianity.
The name Theophania was composed of the Greek words "theos" meaning "god" and "phainein" meaning "to show" or "to appear". It was a popular name among early Christian communities, often given to children born around the time of the Epiphany, a religious feast day commemorating the revelation of God in human form as Jesus Christ.
The earliest recorded use of the name Tifanny can be traced back to the 12th century, when it appeared in various forms such as Tiffanie, Tiffany, and Tiffine in medieval French and English records. During this period, the name was likely influenced by the French word "tiffe", meaning a type of silk cloth or gauze, possibly due to its association with luxury and refinement.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Tifanny of Leeuwarden, a Dutch noblewoman who lived in the late 12th century. Another notable figure was Tiffany of Brittany, a 13th-century French princess who married Richard I, Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans.
In the 14th century, the poet Geoffrey Chaucer mentioned a character named Tiffany in his work "The Canterbury Tales". This literary reference helped to popularize the name in England during the Middle Ages.
During the Renaissance period, the name gained prominence in Italy, where it was sometimes spelled as Tiffania or Tiffanie. One of the most famous Italians with this name was Tiffania Venusta Barozzi, a renowned Venetian painter and poet who lived from 1535 to 1587.
In more recent history, notable figures with the name Tifanny include Tiffany Hwang (born 1989), a South Korean singer and member of the K-pop girl group Girls' Generation, and Tiffany Alvord (born 1992), an American singer and YouTube personality.
Overall, the name Tifanny has a rich history spanning centuries and cultures, with roots in ancient Greek and Byzantine Christianity, as well as associations with luxury, art, and literature throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods.
People
Tifanny + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tifanny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tifanny: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tifanny?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 140 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tifanny going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,448,245 US residents.
Is Tifanny a common name?
We classify Tifanny as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 145 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tifanny most popular?
The single biggest year for Tifanny was 2003, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tifanny is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tifanny in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 311 people with the name Tifanny, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,739 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tifanny in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tifanny?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tifanny appears almost entirely female. Of the 307 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tifanny?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tifanny is Hispanic at 45.7%. The next largest groups are White (29.3%) and Black (16.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tifanny most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Tifanny in the 2020 Census, accounting for 45.7% (142 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tifanny in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tifanny a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tifanny in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tifanny still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tifanny in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tifanny can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Tifanny?
Find out how many Americans are named Tifanny on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.