Stafford

Recorded 1882–2025 · United States

Stafford was most popular in 1959, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,437 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,850 people named Stafford.

Most popular in1959

Rank that year#2,437

Births that year53

Total since 18802,850

Given to100% boys

Stafford over time

Births per year. The dot marks Stafford’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Stafford a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Stafford is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,850 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 Stafford

Where Stafford is most concentrated

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

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