Benford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Benford

The Social Security Administration has registered 366 babies named Benford between 1915 and 1988, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Benford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Benford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Benford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Benford in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Benford 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 366 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.