Recorded 1914–1928 Boys' name Peak 1914 10 births

Balfour — boys' name

10 babies named Balfour in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s5
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Balfour was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

5 babies were named Balfour in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Balfour

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Balfour between 1914 and 1928, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Balfour currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Balfour performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Balfour shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Balfour in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Balfour at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

10

Since 1914

15 years of records

Peak year

1914

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1914

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1928

Balfour popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1914

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1914)
5
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5 19281914 5

Balfour by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
5 births that decade — 50% of Balfour's all-time total
1910s51920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Balfour?
10 babies have been named Balfour since 1914. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1914 with 5 births.
When was Balfour most popular?
Balfour was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Balfour been used?
Balfour has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 15 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Balfour?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baltazar, Baldemar, Ballard, Baldomero, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.