Gilford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Gilford

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,225 babies named Gilford between 1884 and 1984, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gilford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gilford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 268 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Gilford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Gilford in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gilford 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 1,225 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.