Shuford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Shuford

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Shuford between 1915 and 1935, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shuford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shuford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shuford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shuford in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shuford 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 39 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.