Elford — boys' name
104 babies named Elford in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
41% of everyone ever named Elford was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Elford in 1919 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Elford
The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Elford between 1907 and 1960, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Elford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Elford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Elford 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 104 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.
Elford at a glance
Last recorded 1960Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Elford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1907
- Peak year (1919)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1960.
104 total births across 54 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1919 with 9 births in a single year.
Elford by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 43 births that decade — 41% of Elford's all-time total
Elford decade highlights
- Peak decade 43 births
- Runner-up 26 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Elford's strongest decade
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% 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, 1907–1960 (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.