Cranford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Cranford

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Cranford between 1915 and 1962, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cranford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cranford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cranford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cranford in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cranford 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 158 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.