Boys' name · since 1914
Wofford
92 babies named Wofford in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,996 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wofford is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 92 have been recorded since 1914.
Wofford has 92 recorded births among boys since 1914, 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 1914 to 1945.
- #17,996 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 92 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wofford ranks #17,996 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,996 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wofford's 92 recorded births place it above 60.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Wofford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wofford's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wofford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1945
- Peak year (1922)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Wofford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (41 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Wofford's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Wofford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
41 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 41 births (45% of all-time use).
Wofford by state
Where Wofford concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 10 | 10.9% |
10 of 92 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wofford's data
- Wofford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Woffords (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wofford: 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 (~31 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, 1914–1945 (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 Wofford 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.