How Many People Are Named Biff?
An estimated 206 people in the United States have the first name Biff. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Biff peaked in popularity in 1956 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Biff as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Biff paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
206
About 1 in 1,663,856 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1956
26 births
Total Registered
254
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Biff
Biff is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 254 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Biff as a male name
Ranked #4,986 in 1980
7 male births in 1980
Peak: 1956 (26 births)
Biff: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Biff span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 132 babies were registered. Biff has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Biff by Decade
How has Biff tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Biff by State
Biff + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Biff as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Biff
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Biff: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Biff?
We estimate approximately 206 people named Biff are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,663,856 Americans share this first name.
Is Biff a common name?
Biff is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 254 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Biff most popular?
Biff reached peak popularity in 1956, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Biff is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Biff a male name?
Biff is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Biff Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Biff Smith, Biff Johnson, Biff Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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