Is Taffy a boy or girl name?

Taffy is a girl’s name. Of the 875 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Taffy

Recorded 1943–1996 · United States

Taffy was most popular in 1962, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,650 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 875 people named Taffy.

Taffy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Taffy’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Taffy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Taffy is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 875 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org