Is Radford a boy or girl name?

Radford is a boy’s name. Of the 1,204 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Radford

Recorded 1885–2025 · United States

Radford was most popular in 1935, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,619 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,204 people named Radford.

Radford over time

Births per year. The dot marks Radford’s peak in 1935. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Radford a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Radford is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,204 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