Manford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Manford

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,479 babies named Manford between 1880 and 1982, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Manford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 382 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Manford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Manford in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manford 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 1,479 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.