Is Gifford a boy or girl name?

Gifford is a boy’s name. Of the 1,452 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Gifford

Recorded 1891–2017 · United States

Gifford was most popular in 1920, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,240 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,452 people named Gifford.

Gifford over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gifford’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gifford a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gifford is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,452 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.

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