Boys' name · since 1914
Ledford
248 babies named Ledford in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 248
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
248 boys have been named Ledford since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ledford has 248 recorded births among boys since 1914, 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 1914 to 1966.
- #11,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 248 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ledford ranks #11,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 248 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 248
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ledford's 248 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Ledford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ledford splits its recorded history at 1932: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ledford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1966
- Peak year (1916)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Ledford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (75 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Ledford's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ledford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 75 births (30% of all-time use).
Ledford by state
Where Ledford concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 18 | 7.3% |
18 of 248 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ledford's data
- Ledford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Ledfords (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ledford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1914–1966 (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 Ledford 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.