Recorded 1933–1961 Boys' name Peak 1933 20 births

Denford — boys' name

20 babies named Denford in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s151960s5

The verdict

20 boys have been named Denford since 1933, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1961.

20
total births
1933–1961
years on record
1930s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Denford was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

5 babies were named Denford in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denford

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Denford between 1933 and 1961, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Denford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denford performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Denford shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denford 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 20 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.

Denford at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

20

Since 1933

29 years of records

Peak year

1933

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1933

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1961

Denford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1933

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1933)
5
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
5 1961193619351933 5

Denford by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
15 births that decade — 75% of Denford's all-time total
1930s151960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denford?
20 babies have been named Denford since 1933. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1933 with 5 births.
When was Denford most popular?
Denford was most popular in the 1930s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Denford been used?
Denford has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 29 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Denford?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dennis, Denis, Denver, Denny, and 4 more. 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, 1933–1961 (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.