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Buffy

Girl

Meaning of Buffy: English: 'God is my oath'

Buffy is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,312

First recorded 1951 · peak 1971

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 52 babies1982: 47 babies1983: 25 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 8 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 0 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 8 babies2018: 0 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 7 babies20202021: 7 babies2022: 7 babies2023: 8 babies2024: 6 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Buffy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 52.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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