Boys' name · since 1951

Lanford

16 babies named Lanford in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,864 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1951
1950s
peak decade

16 boys have been named Lanford since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Lanford has 16 recorded births among boys since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1957.

  • #30,864 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1951
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanford ranks #30,864 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.

#30,864 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1951
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lanford's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% 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.

Lanford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lanford's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lanford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1957

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1952)
6
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 195119521957 5

Lanford by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

1950s was Lanford's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Lanford births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lanford? ▼
16 babies have been named Lanford since 1951. All-time, it sits at #30,864 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1952 with 6 births.
Where does Lanford sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanford ranks #30,864 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 Lanford most popular? ▼
Lanford was most popular in the 1950s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Lanford been used? ▼
Records for Lanford go back to 1951, giving 7 years of history through 1957.
What names are similar to Lanford? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Landon, Lance, Lane, Landen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Lanford

Nearby Names Like Lanford

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lanford

Landon Boy
#127 186,603 births
Lance Boy
#862 105,839 births
Lane Boy
#250 47,562 births
Landen Boy
#1044 26,819 births
Landyn Boy
#1125 11,887 births

Compare Lanford side by side: Lanford vs Landon Lanford vs Lance Lanford vs Lane

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Chatman
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Crawley
16 births · Peak 1918
Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lanford: 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, 1951–1957 (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 Lanford 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.