Taffy
Taffy is a name with a single cultural origin: Welsh.
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Taffy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taffy is a name with a single cultural origin: Welsh.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Taffy
The earliest SSA record of Taffy as a baby girl name dates back to 1943, when 6 babies received it. 1962 was its biggest year on record, with 47 newborns named Taffy — #1,651 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Taffys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1996 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 875 Taffys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Taffy
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Taffy. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dafydd
- Dai
Names that sound like Taffy
Phonetically similar names — useful when Taffy is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Tafi
- Toffee
- Toughie
- Toffy
- Toughy
- Tofi
- Tophi
- Tfi
- Tifi
- Tafo
- Daffy
- Tofu
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Taffy
Taffy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 875 births in the dataset. Taffy's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #1,651. Use the chart and map above to compare Taffy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.