Masculine dossier · first seen 1896

Rayford

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Rayford
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1937

Peak era

1937

Peak rank proxy

124

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Generation

Silent Generation

1896Peak 19372024

Peak year

1937

Decline from peak

100%

2024

All-time

5,511

Rayford is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1937, when 124 boys were named Rayford.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2024 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

All told, about 5,511 Americans have been named Rayford and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1896.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1937

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