Recorded 1905–1949 Boys' name Peak 1921 265 births

Bueford — boys' name

265 babies named Bueford in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s491920s941930s791940s38
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Bueford was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

15 babies were named Bueford in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bueford

The Social Security Administration has registered 265 babies named Bueford between 1905 and 1949, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bueford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bueford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bueford shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bueford 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 265 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.

Bueford at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

265

Since 1905

45 years of records

Peak year

1921

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1905

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1949

Bueford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1905

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1921)
15
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 194919421937193319291924192019161905 5

Bueford by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
94 births that decade — 35% of Bueford's all-time total
1900s51910s491920s941930s791940s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bueford?
265 babies have been named Bueford since 1905. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1921 with 15 births.
When was Bueford most popular?
Bueford was most popular in the 1920s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Bueford been used?
Bueford has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 45 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Bueford?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Buel, Buell, Buenaventura. 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, 1905–1949 (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.