Boys' name · since 1920

Williford

Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Williford, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#31,120 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade

Williford is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1920.

Williford has 16 recorded births among boys since 1920, 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 1920 to 1927.

  • #31,120 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1920
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Williford ranks #31,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.

#31,120 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Williford's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Williford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Williford's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Williford popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1927

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 192019231927 6

Williford by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Williford's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Williford births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Williford? ▼
Williford has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,120 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1927. 6 babies were born in 1927, its single highest year.
Where does Williford sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Williford ranks #31,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Williford most popular? ▼
Williford was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Williford been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Williford since 1920 -- 8 years through the most recent 1927 data.
What names are similar to Williford? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include William, Willie, Willard, Wilbur, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Williford

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Williford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1920–1927 (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 Williford 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.