Tiffeny
A feminine name of medieval English origin meaning "manifestation of God."
Name Census estimates that about 777 living Americans carry the first name Tiffeny. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tiffeny today is around 44 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tiffeny births was 1981 (56 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tiffeny. 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
777
~ 1 in 441,125 Americans
Peak year
1981
56 babies that year
Average age
44
years old
2003 SSA rank
#18,208
Tracked since 1966
Popularity
Tiffeny: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tiffeny from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 382 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tiffeny 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 Tiffeny during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tiffenys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Tiffeny, while New York, Georgia, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tiffeny
The name Tiffeny is a variant spelling of the English feminine name Tiffany, which is derived from the Greek name Theophania. This name is composed of the elements "theo" meaning "God" and "phainein" meaning "to show or reveal." The name Theophania was initially used to refer to the festival celebrating the manifestation of Christ's divinity.
In the Middle Ages, Tiffany emerged as an English feminine name, likely influenced by the French form Tiphaine. The earliest recorded use of the name Tiffany dates back to the 12th century. One of the earliest notable individuals with this name was Tiffany, Countess of Toulouse, who lived in the late 12th century.
During the Renaissance period, the name Tiffany gained popularity, particularly among the nobility and upper classes. One notable figure from this time was Tiffany Fitzherbert, a long-term companion and possibly the secret wife of King George IV of the United Kingdom, who lived from 1767 to 1839.
In the 19th century, the name Tiffany became more widespread, partly due to the fame of the American luxury jewelry and silverware company Tiffany & Co., founded in 1837. One well-known individual with this name was Tiffany Thayer, an American novelist and artist born in 1896.
Another notable figure was Tiffany Mitchell, an American actress and dancer who appeared in several films during the 1930s and 1940s. She was born in 1908 and passed away in 1986.
The variant spelling Tiffeny emerged as a less common form of the name, although its origins and historical usage are not as well documented. One notable individual with this spelling was Tiffeny Milbrett, an American soccer player who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, winning a gold medal in 1996. She was born in 1972.
People
Tiffeny + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tiffeny 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
Tiffeny: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tiffeny?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 777 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tiffeny 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 441,125 US residents.
Is Tiffeny a common name?
We classify Tiffeny as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 838 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tiffeny most popular?
The single biggest year for Tiffeny was 1981, when 56 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tiffeny is about 44 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Tiffeny a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tiffeny 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.
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.