Is Linford a boy or girl name?

Linford is a boy’s name. Of the 779 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Linford

Recorded 1896–2019 · United States

Linford was most popular in 1921, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,561 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 779 people named Linford.

Linford over time

Births per year. The dot marks Linford’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Linford a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Linford is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 779 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 Linford

Where Linford is most concentrated

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

Pennsylvania 18.5×

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