Boys' name · since 1919

Erford

Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Erford, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,580 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade

Erford is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1919.

Erford has 12 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1920.

  • #32,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1919
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erford ranks #32,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.

#32,580 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Erford's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% 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.

Erford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Erford's full recorded timeline at 1920, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Erford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1920

Last recorded 1920
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19191920 7

Erford by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

1920s was Erford's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Erford births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erford? ▼
Erford has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,580 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1920. 7 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
Where does Erford sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erford ranks #32,580 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 Erford most popular? ▼
Erford was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Erford been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Erford since 1919 -- 2 years through the most recent 1920 data.
What names are similar to Erford? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erfan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Erford: 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, 1919–1920 (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 Erford 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.