Bufford vs Buford

Side-by-side comparison of Bufford and Buford — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Bufford

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Buford

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Metric Bufford Buford
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 507 10,848
Peak Year 1928 1921
Peak Year Births 18 334
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bufford Buford
1880ss — 69
1890ss — 156
1900ss — 277
1910ss 62 1,737
1920ss 131 2,759
1930ss 130 1,935
1940ss 112 1,652
1950ss 45 963
1960ss 27 587
1970ss — 375
1980ss — 203
1990ss — 88
2000ss — 32
2010ss — 10
2020ss — 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bufford Buford
2016 — 5
2023 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–1968.

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