Belford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Belford

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Belford between 1900 and 1960, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Belford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Belford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Belford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Belford 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 229 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.