Biff
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About Biff
The quintessential midcentury nickname, famously found in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman."
Biff is late 19th century slang meaning to "hit", so Biff may have originated as a nickname for a tough guy. We'd object to it as a name, but it's hard to imagine anyone using it today outside of a symbolic name in a play.
Pronounced BIF.
As of October 2026, Biff ranked #4986 in US births in 1980 SSA, peaked at #1537 in 1956.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Biff on lists
Famous Biffs
- Biff Busick
ring name of Christopher Girard, American pro wrestler
- Peter Rodney "Biff" Byford
English lead singer of metal band Saxon
- James Jackson "Biff" Henderson
Jr., American comedian and TV personality
- Harlan "Biff" Wysong
American baseball pitcher
- William Joseph "Biff" McGuire
American actor
- Biff Benedict Pocoroba
American baseball player
- Biff Yeager
American actor
- Biff Elliot (born Leon Shalek)
American actor
- Bif Naked
stage name of Beth Torbert, Canadian female singer,songwriter
Biff in pop culture
- Biff Loman
character in the play "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller
- Biff Tannen
character in the "Back to the Future" movie trilogy
- Biff
Buford's goldfish on TV's "Phineas and Ferb"
- Biff
nickname of Jesus' best friend in "Lamb" by Christopher Moore
- Bruce "Biff" Brewster
main character in a series of children's books by Andy Adams