Recorded 1913–1944 Boys' name Peak 1918 34 births

Lunsford — boys' name

34 babies named Lunsford in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s111930s51940s6
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lunsford was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lunsford in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lunsford

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Lunsford between 1913 and 1944, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lunsford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lunsford performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lunsford shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lunsford 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 34 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.

Lunsford at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

34

Since 1913

32 years of records

Peak year

1918

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1913

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1944

Lunsford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1913

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 194419331924192119181913 5

Lunsford by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 35% of Lunsford's all-time total
1910s121920s111930s51940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lunsford?
34 babies have been named Lunsford since 1913. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1918 with 7 births.
When was Lunsford most popular?
Lunsford was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Lunsford been used?
Lunsford has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 32 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Lunsford?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lundy, Lunden, Luna, Lundon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.