Is Gilford a boy or girl name?

Gilford is a boy’s name. Of the 1,225 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Gilford

Recorded 1884–1984 · United States

Gilford was most popular in 1922, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,252 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,225 people named Gilford.

Gilford over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gilford’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gilford a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gilford is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,225 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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