Taffy comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Welsh, sweet, chewy candy..
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How popular is Taffy?
1962peak year
Today, Taffy has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1962, 47 babies were given the name (ranked #1668 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. In all, around 875 babies have been registered as Taffy since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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