Boys' name · since 1917

Efford

Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Efford, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,198 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade

Efford is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 1917.

Efford has 25 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1926.

  • #27,198 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 25 born since 1917
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Efford ranks #27,198 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.

#27,198 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Efford's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% 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.

Efford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Efford's full recorded timeline at 1919, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% 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 1917 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Efford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1926

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
456789 1917191819191926 5

Efford by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (20 births, 80% of the file).

1910s was Efford's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Efford births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Efford? ▼
Efford has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,198 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1926. 8 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Efford sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Efford ranks #27,198 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 Efford most popular? ▼
Efford was most popular in the 1910s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Efford been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Efford since 1917 -- 10 years through the most recent 1926 data.
What names are similar to Efford? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Effie, Effrey, Effrem, Effren. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Efford's data

  • Efford's decade-level peak was the 1910s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1920s -- 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 Efford

Nearby Names Like Efford

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

Effie Boy
241 births
Effrey Boy
57 births
Effrem Boy
24 births
Effren Boy
5 births

Compare Efford side by side: Efford vs Effie Efford vs Effrey Efford vs Effrem

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Clio
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Sadamu
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Efford: 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, 1917–1926 (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 Efford 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.