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
Census
Tiffeny in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 735 people with the first name Tiffeny, which placed it at #15,605 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
#15,605
National first-name rank
People counted
735
735 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tiffeny
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tiffeny is White at 58.2%. The next largest groups are Black (25.7%) and Hispanic (6.4%). 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 Tiffeny 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 Tiffeny at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.2% · 428
- Black or African American25.7% · 189
- Hispanic or Latino6.4% · 47
- Two or more races4.9% · 36
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 30
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 5
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.
How common was Tiffeny in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 735 people with the name Tiffeny, or 0.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,605 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 Tiffeny 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 Tiffeny?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tiffeny appears almost entirely female. Of the 727 people counted with this name, 99.9% 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 Tiffeny?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tiffeny is White at 58.2%. The next largest groups are Black (25.7%) and Hispanic (6.4%). 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 Tiffeny most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tiffeny in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.2% (428 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 Tiffeny in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Tiffeny still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tiffeny 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 Tiffeny 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 have the name Tiffeny?
See how many Americans are named Tiffeny on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.