Danforth — boys' name
24 babies named Danforth in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
38% of everyone ever named Danforth was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Danforth in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Danforth
The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Danforth between 1921 and 1983, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Danforth currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Danforth performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Danforth shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Danforth 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 24 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.
Danforth at a glance
Last recorded 1983Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Danforth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1921
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1983.
24 total births across 63 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 9 births in a single year.
Danforth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 9 births that decade — 38% of Danforth's all-time total
Danforth decade highlights
- Peak decade 9 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Danforth's strongest decade
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
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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, 1921–1983 (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.