Recorded 1914–1950 Boys' name Peak 1920 219 births

Beuford — boys' name

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.

1910s541920s961930s501940s121950s7
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.

What the Data Says About Beuford

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Beuford between 1914 and 1950, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Beuford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beuford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Beuford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beuford 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 219 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.

Beuford at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

219

Since 1914

37 years of records

Peak year

1920

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1914

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1950

Beuford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1914

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1920)
15
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 19501938193319281924192019161914 10

Beuford by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
96 births that decade — 44% of Beuford's all-time total
1910s541920s961930s501940s121950s7

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.

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, 1914–1950 (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.