Boys' name · since 1891
Rexford
2,648 babies named Rexford in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,648
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rexford is the #4548 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,648 recorded since 1891.
Rexford has 2,648 recorded births among boys since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4548 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #2,762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,548 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,648 born since 1891
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rexford ranks #2,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,548 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,648 born since 1891, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,648
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rexford's 2,648 recorded births place it above 93.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rexford compares
2,648 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rexford's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rexford | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,648 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rexford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rexford's full recorded timeline at 1960, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1892, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rexford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Rexford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (378 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Rexford's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Rexford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s 43
1900s
43 births
- 1910s
1910s
330 births
- 1920s
1920s
378 births
- 1930s
1930s
315 births
- 1940s
1940s
318 births
- 1950s
1950s
321 births
- 1960s
1960s
192 births
- 1970s 148
1970s
148 births
- 1980s 116
1980s
116 births
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2000s 79
2000s
79 births
- 2010s 148
2010s
148 births
- 2020s 121
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 378 births (14% of all-time use).
How Rexford 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 Rexford's total volume
Rexford by state
Where Rexford concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 118 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 96 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 34 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 24 | 0.9% |
| #5 | California | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #6 | West Virginia | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.2% |
118 of 2,648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Rexford's data
- Rexford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (378 total births); usage has since declined to 121 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rexfords (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rexford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Rexford 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.