Stafford Name Popularity

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How popular is Stafford?

In 2018 the rare name Stafford, ranked the 5,704th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Stafford is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #837 was reached in 1884.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1959 with 53 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Stafford in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2005.

Stafford, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1913-1918, 1932-1935, 1938-1942, 2009-2013, and 2016-2017.

For a number of years, the name Stafford has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Stafford has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Stafford?

Stafford's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Stafford is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Stafford (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		16	5,704
2017		14	6,283
2016		12	7,066
2015		14	6,254
2014		10	8,031
2013		20	4,759
2012		12	6,970
2011		10	7,967
2010		10	8,039
2009		5	14,200
2008		14	6,349
2007		10	8,071
2006		12	6,845
2005		< 5	--
2004		11	6,910
2003		8	8,510
2002		5	12,235
2001		10	6,866
2000		17	4,534
1999		8	7,771
1998		13	5,119
1997		15	4,421
1996		16	4,160
1995		18	3,673
1994		20	3,449
1993		15	4,188
1992		20	3,317
1991		24	2,818
1990		19	3,292
1989		15	3,785
1988		29	2,187
1987		26	2,262
1986		14	3,417
1985		18	2,808
1984		21	2,428
1983		19	2,563
1982		16	2,959
1981		18	2,669
1980		12	3,588
1979		17	2,759
1978		14	3,051
1977		16	2,770
1976		16	2,692
1975		28	1,777
1974		17	2,442
1973		20	2,108
1972		18	2,232
1971		24	1,858
1970		43	1,276
1969		46	1,166
1968		25	1,609
1967		27	1,503
1966		43	1,146
1965		42	1,186
1964		48	1,110
1963		37	1,303
1962		42	1,213
1961		45	1,195
1960		43	1,209
1959		53	1,070
1958		33	1,365
1957		42	1,216
1956		50	1,078
1955		32	1,366
1954		44	1,134
1953		40	1,187
1952		42	1,150
1951		41	1,136
1950		42	1,105
1949		37	1,182
1948		44	1,074
1947		33	1,293
1946		29	1,326
1945		28	1,267
1944		31	1,208
1943		25	1,430
1942		41	1,073
1941		18	1,683
1940		19	1,620
1939		26	1,320
1938		18	1,681
1937		26	1,340
1936		12	2,164
1935		42	989
1934		18	1,720
1933		25	1,358
1932		27	1,353
1931		26	1,387
1930		28	1,396
1929		27	1,408
1928		22	1,640
1927		28	1,433
1926		28	1,400
1925		31	1,328
1924		29	1,411
1923		30	1,356
1922		30	1,364
1921		35	1,250
1920		35	1,232
1919		39	1,118
1918		43	1,034
1917		30	1,260
1916		29	1,261
1915		21	1,548
1914		20	1,382
1913		22	1,105
1912		21	1,019
1911		9	1,280
1910		10	1,109
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		7	1,188
1906		< 5	--
1905		6	1,218
1904		< 5	--
1903		6	1,117
1902		5	1,296
1901		7	936
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		6	961
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		7	837
1883		< 5	--
1882		5	1,077
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.