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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gifford

Gifford was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 835th; the most babies were born in 1920 (40). More babies were named Gifford in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192040 babies
Total since 1880
1,452babies recorded

Gifford 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#3,94710
1970#3,6268
1960#1,74122
1950#2,37011
1940#2,11812
1930#1,57922
1920#1,12740
1910#1,3567
1900#1,3935
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gifford, counting every spelling?

Gifford has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gifford?

About 500 people born in the US named Gifford are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 49 and 73. That makes Gifford 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.

Gifford by state

How common Gifford was among boys born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. In 49 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New 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: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North 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, Gifford, boys, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Gifford

How popular is the name Gifford?

Gifford was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 835th; the most babies were born in 1920 (40). More babies were named Gifford in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Gifford a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,452 boys.

Where was Gifford most popular?

In 1918–1922, Gifford was most common in New York (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania.