Recorded 1927–1955 Boys' name Peak 1955 25 births

Standford — boys' name

25 babies named Standford in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s51950s15
1950s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Standford was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

10 babies were named Standford in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Standford

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Standford between 1927 and 1955, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Standford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Standford performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Standford shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Standford 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 25 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.

Standford at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

25

Since 1927

29 years of records

Peak year

1955

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1927

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1955

Standford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1927

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1955)
10
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 1955195419481927 5

Standford by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 60% of Standford's all-time total
1920s51940s51950s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Standford?
25 babies have been named Standford since 1927. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1955 with 10 births.
When was Standford most popular?
Standford was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Standford been used?
Standford has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 29 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Standford?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stanley, Stacy, Stacey, Stan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1927–1955 (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.