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.
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
75% of everyone ever named Denford was born in this single decade.
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 1961Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Denford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1933
- Peak year (1933)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1961.
20 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1933 with 5 births in a single year.
Denford by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 15 births that decade — 75% of Denford's all-time total
Denford decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Denford's strongest decade
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 75% 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, 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.