How Many People Are Named Chiffon?
An estimated 427 people in the United States have the first name Chiffon. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Chiffon peaked in popularity in 1979 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chiffon 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 Chiffon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
427
About 1 in 802,703 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1979
29 births
Total Registered
470
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chiffon
Chiffon is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 470 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chiffon as a female name
Ranked #12,084 in 1995
6 female births in 1995
Peak: 1979 (29 births)
Chiffon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chiffon span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 165 babies were registered. Chiffon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chiffon by Decade
How has Chiffon 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.
Chiffon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chiffon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chiffon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chiffon?
We estimate approximately 427 people named Chiffon 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 802,703 Americans share this first name.
Is Chiffon a common name?
Chiffon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 470 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chiffon most popular?
Chiffon reached peak popularity in 1979, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chiffon is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chiffon a female name?
Chiffon is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chiffon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chiffon Smith, Chiffon Johnson, Chiffon 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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