Boys' name · since 1903
Telford
348 babies named Telford in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 348
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Telford sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 348 recorded since 1903.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Telford has been recorded 348 times among boys since 1903, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 1975.
- #9,789 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 348 born since 1903
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Telford ranks #9,789 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 348 born since 1903, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 348
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Telford's 348 recorded births place it above 78.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Telford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Telford's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1937 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Telford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–1975
- Peak year (1937)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Telford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (89 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Telford's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Telford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
68 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s
1930s
72 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 89 births (26% of all-time use).
Telford by state
Where Telford concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 49 | 14.1% |
49 of 348 births nationwide.
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What to do with Telford's data
- Telford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Telfords (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Telford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1903–1975 (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 Telford 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.