Given name & surname
Tiffin
“manifestation of God”
In English use, Tiffin has a related form in Tiffany. In Greek use, Tiffany carries the interpretation “manifestation of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Tiffin has a related form in Tiffany. In Greek use, Tiffany carries the interpretation “manifestation of God.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tiffin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 60
- 0 boys · 60 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 151 as a first name in 2020; 796 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tiffin’s family of names
In English usage, Tiffin has a related form in Tiffany.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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