Willford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Willford

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Willford between 1913 and 1948, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Willford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Willford shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willford 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 146 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.