Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Stafford

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1959

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1882Peak 19592024

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

73.6%

2024

All-time

2,822

Stafford has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1959, when 53 boys were named Stafford.

In 2024, only 14 boys were given the name.

Down 73.6% from its peak.

All told, about 2,822 Americans have been named Stafford and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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