Tiffany

Where Tiffany comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Tiffany
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1942
    First appearance
    #3,738 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1988
    Peak, #13
    18,364 babies named Tiffany — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1989
    Tiffany Young born
    South Korean-American singer, actress and model
  4. 1993
    Tiffany Trump born
    American socialite, research assistant and reality television personality
  5. 1993
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #33.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Tiffany Trump · American socialite, research assistant and reality television personality, born 1993
  • Tiffany Young · South Korean-American singer, actress and model, born 1989
  • Tiffany Thornton · American actress, born 1986
  • Tiffany Haddish · American comedian and actress, born 1979
  • Tiffany · American singer, born 1971

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.