Redford — #5665 US boys' name
202 babies named Redford in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 60% of names given to boys today.
49% of everyone ever named Redford was born in this single decade.
20 babies were named Redford in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Redford
The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Redford between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Redford currently holds the #5665 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 20 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Redford performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Redford shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Redford in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Redford 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 202 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.
Redford at a glance
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Current rank
Active since
Redford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913
- Peak year (2017)
- 20
- Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
Currently ranks #5665 among boys.
202 total births across 112 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 20 births in a single year.
Redford by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 98 births that decade — 49% of Redford's all-time total
Redford decade highlights
- Peak decade 98 births
- Runner-up 76 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Redford's strongest decade
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
Redford by state
Where Redford concentrates geographically — total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 202 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 2.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 2.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1913–2024 (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.