Boys' name · since 1927
Standford
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Standford, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
Standford sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 25 recorded since 1927.
Social Security Administration records show Standford recorded 25 times among boys since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1955.
- #27,374 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1927
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Standford ranks #27,374 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1927, peaking in the 1950s.
- #27,374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
Standford's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Standford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Standford splits its recorded history at 1954: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Standford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1955
- Peak year (1955)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Standford by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (15 births, 60% of the file).
1950s was Standford's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Standford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
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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, 1927–1955 (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 Standford 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.