Byford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Byford

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Byford between 1914 and 1943, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Byford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Byford performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Byford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Byford in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Byford 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 109 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.