Tilford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Tilford

The Social Security Administration has registered 640 babies named Tilford between 1883 and 1988, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tilford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tilford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tilford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tilford in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tilford 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 640 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.