Female name
Tiffany
4,695 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1997. Expression number: 9.
Origin
From Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Latin Theophania (“Epiphany”), from Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-, “god”) (combining form of θεός (theós, “god”)) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”). Doublet of theophany. The given name (from circa 12th century) was usually given to girls born at Epiphany. The surname (from late 13th century) is a dialectal variant of the surname Tiffin, which derives from the given name variant Tiffania. In modern times, the given name has been (re)popularized by the surname borne by Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of jewelry company Tiffany & Co.From Wiktionary, entry “Tiffany”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1997: 451 births. 4,695 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. It is still given: 267 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1988: 18,435 births. 340,054 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 13th among girls' names in 1982. It really came into use around 1960. It is still given: 1,530 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1996: 13 births. 271 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 26 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 16,780 | 1900–2025 | 77th in 1992 |
| Argentina | 1,427 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Switzerland | 1,160* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 1,094 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Austria | 251 | 1984–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
2 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 5 + 7 = 36 → 9
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
9 + 1 + 7 = 17 → 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
2 + 6 + 6 + 5 = 19 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 6 · responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.