Boys' name · since 1883
Tilford
640 babies named Tilford in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 640
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tilford is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 640 have been recorded since 1883.
Tilford has 640 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1988.
- #6,816 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 640 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tilford ranks #6,816 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 640 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 640
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tilford's 640 recorded births place it above 85.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Tilford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tilford's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tilford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1988
- Peak year (1922)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Tilford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (162 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Tilford's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Tilford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
106 births
- 1920s
1920s
162 births
- 1930s
1930s
106 births
- 1940s
1940s
105 births
- 1950s
1950s
65 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 162 births (25% of all-time use).
How Tilford compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tilford's total volume
Tilford by state
Where Tilford concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 40 | 6.3% |
40 of 640 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tilford's data
- Tilford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Tilfords (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tilford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1883–1988 (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 Tilford 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.