Mayford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Mayford

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Mayford between 1914 and 1958, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mayford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mayford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mayford in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayford 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 230 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.