Halford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Halford

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Halford between 1919 and 1959, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Halford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Halford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Halford shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Halford 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 134 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.