Total births
219
Boys' name · since 1914
Beuford
219 babies named Beuford in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 219
- total births
- 1914–1950
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Beuford sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 219 recorded since 1914.
Beuford has 219 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1950.
- 219 total births
- 1914–1950 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
219 boys have been named Beuford since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1950.
- 219
- total births
- 1914–1950
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Beuford was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
15 babies were named Beuford in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
Beuford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Beuford's full recorded timeline at 1927, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Beuford at a glance
Last recorded 1950Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Beuford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1950
- Peak year (1920)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Beuford by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Beuford's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Beuford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
96 births
- 1930s
1930s
50 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 96 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Beuford? ▼
219 babies have been named Beuford since 1914. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1920 with 15 births.
When was Beuford most popular? ▼
Beuford was most popular in the 1920s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Beuford been used? ▼
Beuford has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 37 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Beuford? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beulah. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Beuford's data
- Beuford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1950 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Beuford: Baby Name Since 1914 - 219 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/beuford. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Beuford draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.