Boys' name · since 1914
Raeford
613 babies named Raeford in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 613
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
613 boys have been named Raeford since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raeford has been recorded 613 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1983.
- #6,975 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 613 born since 1914
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raeford ranks #6,975 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 613 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 613
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Raeford's 613 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Raeford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raeford splits its recorded history at 1942: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raeford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1983
- Peak year (1941)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Raeford by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (132 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Raeford's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Raeford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
57 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s
1930s
118 births
- 1940s
1940s
132 births
- 1950s
1950s
117 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 132 births (22% of all-time use).
How Raeford compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Raeford's total volume
Raeford by state
Where Raeford concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 466 | 76.0% |
466 of 613 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raeford's data
- Raeford's decade-level peak was the 1940s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Raefords (466 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raeford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1914–1983 (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 Raeford 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.