Tiffany
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name transferred from the surname. 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.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Tiffany (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Tiffany has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2005. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 12 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | 13 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 26 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 18 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 114 |
| 2000 | 128 |
| 2001 | 153 |
| 2002 | 174 |
| 2003 | 190 |
| 2004 | 206 |
| 2005 | 234 |
| 2006 | 248 |
| 2007 | 259 |
| 2008 | 275 |
| 2009 | 286 |
| 2010 | 307 |
| 2011 | 311 |
| 2012 | 335 |
| 2013 | 345 |
| 2014 | 353 |
| 2015 | 362 |
| 2016 | 377 |
| 2017 | 392 |
| 2018 | 410 |
| 2019 | 421 |
| 2020 | 431 |
Tiffany in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Tiffany.Hi! My name is Tiffany.
- Tiffany har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Tiffany has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Tiffany i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Tiffany this afternoon.
- Tiffanys mamma är lärare.Tiffany's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Tiffanys mamma is Tiffany's mum.
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What does the name Tiffany mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name transferred from the surname. 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.
How popular is Tiffany in Sweden?
4 babies were named Tiffany in 2022. In 2020, 431 people in Sweden had Tiffany as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2005 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.