Buffy

Where Buffy comes from

A pet form of Elizabeth (cf. Bethy), based on a child's unsuccessful attempts to pronounce the name. Popularized by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise.
— Wiktionary's entry for Buffy
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1951
    First appearance
    #5,414 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1972
    Peak, #529
    319 babies named Buffy — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1977
    Buffy Wicks born
    Member of the California State Assembly
  4. 1977
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #905.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
Namesakes
  • Buffy Wicks · Member of the California State Assembly, born 1977

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.