Telford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Telford

The Social Security Administration has registered 348 babies named Telford between 1903 and 1975, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Telford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Telford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Telford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Telford in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Telford 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 348 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.