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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Bedford

Bedford was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 692nd; the most babies were born in 1924 (41). More babies were named Bedford in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192441 babies
Total since 1880
1,240babies recorded

Bedford popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#6,3425
1970——
1960#3,3677
1950#2,21812
1940#1,52220
1930#1,49724
1920#1,32630
1910#1,4366
1900——
1890——
1880#7517

How popular is Bedford, counting every spelling?

Bedford has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Bedford?

About 300 people born in the US named Bedford are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 59 and 79. That makes Bedford a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Bedford by state

How common Bedford was among boys born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (10.3×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesTN0.28North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Bedford, boys, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Bedford: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bedford, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Bedford

How popular is the name Bedford?

Bedford was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 692nd; the most babies were born in 1924 (41). More babies were named Bedford in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Bedford a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bedford in the US.

Where was Bedford most popular?

In 1922–1926, Bedford was most common in Tennessee (0.28 per 1,000 boys).