Medford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Medford

The Social Security Administration has registered 665 babies named Medford between 1911 and 1980, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Medford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Medford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 214 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Medford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Medford in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Medford 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 665 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.