Boys' name · since 1918

Danford

374 babies named Danford in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,391 of 45,481
all-time among boys
374
born since 1918
1940s
peak decade

Danford sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 374 recorded since 1918.

Danford has 374 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1987.

  • #9,391 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 374 born since 1918
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danford ranks #9,391 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 374 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.

#9,391 of 45,481
all-time among boys
374
born since 1918
1940s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Danford's 374 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Danford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Danford's full recorded timeline at 1946, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Danford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1948)
19
Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
05101520 191819281934194019471953195919681987 5

Danford by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (98 births, 26% of the file).

1940s was Danford's strongest decade.

98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Danford births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 98 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danford? ▼
Since 1918, Social Security records show 374 babies named Danford. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #9,391 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1987. Its busiest year on record was 1948, with 19 births.
Where does Danford sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danford ranks #9,391 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Danford most popular? ▼
Danford was most popular in the 1940s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Danford been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Danford since 1918 -- 70 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Danford? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daniel, Danny, Dan, Dana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Danford's data

  • Danford's decade-level peak was the 1940s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Danford

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Danford

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Danford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1918–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Danford 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 August 2026.