Boys' name · since 1896
Linford
779 babies named Linford in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,004 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 779
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Linford is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 779 have been recorded since 1896.
Linford has 779 recorded births among boys since 1896, 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 1896 to 2019.
- #6,004 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 779 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linford ranks #6,004 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 779 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,004 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 779
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Linford's 779 recorded births place it above 86.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Linford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Linford's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1896, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Linford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2019
- Peak year (1921)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Linford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (144 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Linford's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Linford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
83 births
- 1920s
1920s
144 births
- 1930s
1930s
121 births
- 1940s
1940s
114 births
- 1950s
1950s
100 births
- 1960s
1960s
73 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 144 births (18% of all-time use).
How Linford compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Linford's total volume
Linford by state
Where Linford concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 142 | 18.2% |
142 of 779 births nationwide.
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- Linford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Linfords (142 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Linford: 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 (~123 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, 1896–2019 (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 Linford 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.