Is Buffy a boy or girl name?
Buffy was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 3,312 US babies named Buffy were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,737
- Babies named Buffy since 1951
- 3,312
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 320 babies
Boys and girls named Buffy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 674 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 2,245 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 0 | 273 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 9 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,737 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,351 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,484 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,378 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,847 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,192 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,948 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,158 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,843 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,584 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,545 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,898 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,200 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,717 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,746 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,256 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,151 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,011 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,340 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,315 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,008 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 156 | #905 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 212 | #696 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 247 | #633 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 233 | #653 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 252 | #612 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 319 | #529 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,451 | 314 | #565 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 282 | #614 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 243 | #634 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 239 | #621 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 157 | #794 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,458 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,877 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,871 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,442 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,400 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,743 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,747 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,492 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Buffy reached #4,451 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #529 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.