How Many People Are Named Buffy?
An estimated 2,955 people in the United States have the first name Buffy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Buffy peaked in popularity in 1971 with 320 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Buffy 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 Buffy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,955
About 1 in 115,991 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1971
320 births
Total Registered
3,312
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Buffy
Buffy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,312 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Buffy as a male name
Ranked #4,451 in 1971
6 male births in 1971
Peak: 1971 (6 births)
Buffy as a female name
Ranked #13,737 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1972 (319 births)
Buffy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Buffy span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,251 babies were registered. Buffy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Buffy by Decade
How has Buffy 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.
Buffy by State
Birth registrations for Buffy span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Georgia. The lowest are in Idaho, Connecticut, Arkansas. On average, about 63 Buffys were registered per state.
Buffy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Buffy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Buffy
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Buffy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Buffy?
We estimate approximately 2,955 people named Buffy 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 115,991 Americans share this first name.
Is Buffy a common name?
Buffy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,312 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Buffy most popular?
Buffy reached peak popularity in 1971, when 320 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Buffy is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Buffy a female name?
Buffy is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Buffy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Buffy Smith, Buffy Johnson, Buffy 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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