Melford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Melford

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,175 babies named Melford between 1904 and 1982, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Melford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Melford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 334 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Melford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Melford in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Melford 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 1,175 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.