How Many People Are Named Taffy?
An estimated 701 people in the United States have the first name Taffy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Taffy peaked in popularity in 1962 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taffy 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 Taffy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
701
About 1 in 488,951 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1962
47 births
Total Registered
875
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taffy
Taffy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 875 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taffy as a female name
Ranked #13,295 in 1996
6 female births in 1996
Peak: 1962 (47 births)
Taffy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taffy span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 273 babies were registered. Taffy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taffy by Decade
How has Taffy 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.
Taffy by State
Taffy + Last Name Combinations
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Taffy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taffy?
We estimate approximately 701 people named Taffy 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 488,951 Americans share this first name.
Is Taffy a common name?
Taffy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 875 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taffy most popular?
Taffy reached peak popularity in 1962, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taffy is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taffy a female name?
Taffy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taffy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taffy Smith, Taffy Johnson, Taffy 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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