Is Raeford a boy or girl name?

Raeford is a boy’s name. Of the 613 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Raeford

Recorded 1914–1983 · United States

Raeford was most popular in 1941, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,041 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 613 people named Raeford.

Raeford over time

Births per year. The dot marks Raeford’s peak in 1941. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Raeford a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Raeford is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 613 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.

Names that peaked alongside Raeford

Where Raeford is most concentrated

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

North Carolina 34.5×

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