Boys' name · since 1919
Halford
134 babies named Halford in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
134 boys have been named Halford since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Halford recorded 134 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1959.
- #15,507 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 134 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halford ranks #15,507 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Halford's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Halford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Halford's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Halford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1959
- Peak year (1921)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Halford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (49 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Halford's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Halford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 49 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Halford's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 1950s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Halford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
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, 1919–1959 (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 Halford 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.