Wofford — boys' name

What the Data Says About Wofford

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Wofford between 1914 and 1945, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wofford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wofford performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wofford shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wofford in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wofford 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 92 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.