Boys' name · since 1916
Milferd
104 babies named Milferd in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,166 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 104
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
104 boys have been named Milferd since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milferd has been recorded 104 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1966.
- #17,166 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 104 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milferd ranks #17,166 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,166 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 104
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Milferd's 104 recorded births place it above 62.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Milferd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Milferd's full recorded timeline at 1927, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Milferd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1966
- Peak year (1920)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Milferd by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (48 births, 46% of the file).
1920s was Milferd's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Milferd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 48 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Milferd's data
- Milferd's decade-level peak was the 1920s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Milferd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Milferd draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.