Rayford Name Popularity

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How popular is Rayford?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Rayford has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity ranking of #519 was reached in 1937 with 124 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Rayford in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1910-1919, 1921-1925, and 1933-1937, the name Rayford took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1956-1959.

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Rayford be?

For a number of years, the name Rayford has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Rayford has dropped.

The name Rayford is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Rayford has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Rayford (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		6	11,858
2016		< 5	--
2015		< 5	--
2014		7	10,457
2013		6	11,819
2012		5	13,749
2011		5	13,854
2010		6	11,856
2009		< 5	--
2008		10	8,148
2007		6	12,027
2006		7	10,400
2005		11	7,003
2004		10	7,393
2003		< 5	--
2002		12	5,989
2001		14	5,336
2000		6	10,047
1999		11	5,959
1998		10	6,190
1997		10	5,993
1996		12	5,115
1995		7	7,609
1994		11	5,377
1993		8	6,683
1992		17	3,708
1991		23	2,896
1990		22	2,938
1989		20	3,065
1988		21	2,747
1987		22	2,533
1986		26	2,208
1985		18	2,798
1984		30	1,875
1983		22	2,323
1982		34	1,726
1981		30	1,890
1980		24	2,203
1979		35	1,661
1978		29	1,825
1977		31	1,733
1976		23	2,099
1975		36	1,496
1974		35	1,495
1973		24	1,862
1972		43	1,281
1971		52	1,144
1970		40	1,331
1969		50	1,108
1968		58	966
1967		71	856
1966		57	964
1965		56	993
1964		64	954
1963		61	969
1962		79	852
1961		69	925
1960		76	874
1959		56	1,031
1958		83	825
1957		81	841
1956		94	761
1955		89	772
1954		96	737
1953		87	764
1952		111	659
1951		96	711
1950		99	689
1949		90	726
1948		90	707
1947		105	676
1946		99	651
1945		77	697
1944		111	584
1943		103	627
1942		92	676
1941		84	669
1940		96	606
1939		88	627
1938		101	585
1937		124	519
1936		82	641
1935		91	615
1934		93	623
1933		78	666
1932		96	604
1931		80	670
1930		90	652
1929		90	653
1928		95	641
1927		92	666
1926		82	707
1925		99	641
1924		81	742
1923		78	743
1922		80	740
1921		71	811
1920		73	780
1919		79	714
1918		60	854
1917		50	905
1916		27	1,327
1915		44	950
1914		29	1,071
1913		28	947
1912		23	962
1911		13	969
1910		7	1,398
1909		13	831
1908		6	1,342
1907		8	1,072
1906		5	1,380
1905		< 5	--
1904		< 5	--
1903		5	1,271
1902		< 5	--
1901		5	1,177
1900		6	1,279
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		8	882
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.