Is Medford a boy or girl name?

Medford is a boy’s name. Of the 665 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Medford

Recorded 1911–1980 · United States

Medford was most popular in 1924, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,485 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 665 people named Medford.

Medford over time

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

Is Medford a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Medford is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 665 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