Given name

Tiffy

“manifestation of God”

In English use, Tiffy is a diminutive of Tiffany. In Greek use, Tiffany carries the interpretation “manifestation of God.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Tiffy is a diminutive of Tiffany. In Greek use, Tiffany carries the interpretation “manifestation of God.”

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In English usage, Tiffy is a diminutive of Tiffany.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Tiffy through the years

Babies since 1880
24
0 boys · 24 girls
Most popular year
1981
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Tiffy in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1974–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Tiffy’s family of names

In English usage, Tiffy is a diminutive of Tiffany. In German usage, Tiffy has a related form in Tiffany.

Walk Tiffy’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Tiffy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Tomi

“a wealthy man” · “of the people”

25RareSteady

6% boys · 94% girls

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Tommi

Tommi is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Finnish.

28RareRising

2% boys · 98% girls

Greek

Tia

“an aunt” · “daughter born to royalty”

39RareEasing

>99% girls

Latin · Mythological

Terra

“goddess of the earth; the land itself”

36RareSteady

>99% girls

Mythological

Taryn

“of the thunder” · “from the high, rocky hill”

32RareCooling

7% boys · 93% girls

Arabic

Talitha

“a maiden; young girl”

30RareEasing

>99% girls

Latin

Trisha

“of noble descent”

30RareCooling

>99% girls

 

Brandi

“a woman wielding a sword; an alcoholic drink”

26RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Tiffy’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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