Is Bedford a boy or girl name?

Bedford is a boy’s name. Of the 1,240 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Bedford

Recorded 1880–2022 · United States

Bedford was most popular in 1924, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,262 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,240 people named Bedford.

Bedford over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bedford’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bedford a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bedford is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,240 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bedford

Where Bedford is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Tennessee 31.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org