Tiffany
Tiffany is a primarily English feminine form of the Greek given name Theophania. It was formerly often given to children born on the feast of Theophania, that is, Epiphany. The equivalent Greek male name is Theophanes (Θεοφάνης), commonly shortened to Phanis (Φάνης) and the female is Theophania (Θεοφανία) or Theophano (Θεοφανώ), colloquially Phani (Φανή).
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Meaning & Origin of Tiffany
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tiffany is a primarily English feminine form of the Greek given name Theophania. It was formerly often given to children born on the feast of Theophania, that is, Epiphany. The equivalent Greek male name is Theophanes (Θεοφάνης), commonly shortened to Phanis (Φάνης) and the female is Theophania (Θεοφανία) or Theophano (Θεοφανώ), colloquially Phani (Φανή).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Tiffany
Tiffany first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1942, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1988: 18,363 births, good for #13 nationwide. About 47% of every Tiffany on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tiffany ranks #895 for baby girls with 300 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 339K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Tiffany
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About the name Tiffany
Tiffany is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 339K births in the dataset. Tiffany's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #13. Use the chart and map above to compare Tiffany'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 .
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