Taffy

Where Taffy comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Taffy through the years
  1. 1943
    First appearance
    #4,196 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1962
    Peak, #1,651
    47 babies named Taffy, the most in any year.
  3. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,668.
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