Recorded 1913–1947 Boys' name Peak 1917 102 births

Montford — boys' name

102 babies named Montford in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s431920s361930s51940s18
1910s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Montford was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Montford in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Montford

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Montford between 1913 and 1947, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Montford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Montford performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Montford shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Montford 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 102 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.

Montford at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

102

Since 1913

35 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1913

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1947

Montford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1913

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
456789 1947193419241920191719141913 6

Montford by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
43 births that decade — 42% of Montford's all-time total
1910s431920s361930s51940s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Montford?
102 babies have been named Montford since 1913. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Montford most popular?
Montford was most popular in the 1910s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Montford been used?
Montford has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 35 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Montford?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monte, Monroe, Monty, Montgomery, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.