Boys' name · since 1923

Lenford

65 babies named Lenford in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,353 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 1923
1950s
peak decade

Lenford sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 65 recorded since 1923.

Lenford has 65 recorded births among boys since 1923, 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 1923 to 1992.

  • #20,353 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 65 born since 1923
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenford ranks #20,353 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.

#20,353 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 1923
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lenford's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% 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.

Lenford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lenford's full recorded timeline at 1957, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lenford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1992

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1932)
6
Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
4.555.566.5 192319321945194719511956195719581959196419701992 5

Lenford by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (27 births, 42% of the file).

1950s was Lenford's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Lenford births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 27 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenford? ▼
65 babies have been named Lenford since 1923. All-time, it sits at #20,353 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1932 with 6 births.
Where does Lenford sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenford ranks #20,353 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 Lenford most popular? ▼
Lenford was most popular in the 1950s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Lenford been used? ▼
Records for Lenford go back to 1923, giving 70 years of history through 1992.
What names are similar to Lenford? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lennox, Lenard, Lenny, Lennon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Lenford's data

  • Lenford's decade-level peak was the 1950s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lenford

Nearby Names Like Lenford

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

Lennox Boy
#289 14,330 births
Lenard Boy
#12023 9,997 births
Lenny Boy
#1419 8,299 births
Lennon Boy
#808 8,003 births
Len Boy
#8914 4,514 births

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Corney
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lenford: 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, 1923–1992 (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 Lenford 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.