Boys' name · since 1914
Monford
27 babies named Monford in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,739 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
27 boys have been named Monford since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Monford recorded 27 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1948.
- #26,739 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1914
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monford ranks #26,739 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.
- #26,739 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Monford's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Monford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Monford's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Monford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1948
- Peak year (1918)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Monford by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).
1910s was Monford's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Monford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Monford's data
- Monford's decade-level peak was the 1910s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- 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 Monford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1914–1948 (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 Monford 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.