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Buffy Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Buffy?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Buffy in the United States in 2018.

Buffy, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #530 in 1972 with 319 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Buffy in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Buffy occurred roughly during the years 1963-1971, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1974-1985.

Sometimes the name Buffy has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Buffy popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

Buffy's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Buffy has dropped significantly.

The name Buffy is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Buffy has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Buffy (Girl)Buffy (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 8 11,818 < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 8 12,174 < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 5 16,942 < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 6 14,154 < 5 --
2002 5 15,837 < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- < 5 --
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- < 5 --
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- < 5 --
1992 < 5 -- < 5 --
1991 < 5 -- < 5 --
1990 9 8,582 < 5 --
1989 < 5 -- < 5 --
1988 6 10,546 < 5 --
1987 7 8,894 < 5 --
1986 9 7,197 < 5 --
1985 12 5,715 < 5 --
1984 21 3,745 < 5 --
1983 25 3,253 < 5 --
1982 47 2,151 < 5 --
1981 52 2,010 < 5 --
1980 94 1,341 < 5 --
1979 95 1,315 < 5 --
1978 135 1,007 < 5 --
1977 156 905 < 5 --
1976 212 696 < 5 --
1975 247 632 < 5 --
1974 233 653 < 5 --
1973 252 612 < 5 --
1972 319 530 < 5 --
1971 314 566 6 4,449
1970 282 614 < 5 --
1969 243 634 < 5 --
1968 239 621 < 5 --
1967 157 795 < 5 --
1966 24 2,457 < 5 --
1965 6 5,873 < 5 --
1964 5 6,868 < 5 --
1963 < 5 -- < 5 --
1962 < 5 -- < 5 --
1961 < 5 -- < 5 --
1960 < 5 -- < 5 --
1959 < 5 -- < 5 --
1958 < 5 -- < 5 --
1957 6 5,440 < 5 --
1956 < 5 -- < 5 --
1955 12 3,402 < 5 --
1954 10 3,742 < 5 --
1953 5 5,746 < 5 --
1952 < 5 -- < 5 --
1951 5 5,489 < 5 --
1950 < 5 -- < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.