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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gilford

Gilford was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 982nd; the most babies were born in 1922 (40). More babies were named Gilford 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
192240 babies
Total since 1880
1,225babies recorded

Gilford 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#4,2669
1970#4,4286
1960#2,16115
1950#1,56023
1940#1,70517
1930#1,58022
1920#1,35929
1910#1,4826
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gilford, counting every spelling?

Gilford has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gilford?

About 400 people born in the US named Gilford are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 61 and 76. That makes Gilford 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.

Gilford by state

How common Gilford was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. In 48 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOK0.04Louisiana: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gilford, boys, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Gilford

How popular is the name Gilford?

Gilford was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 982nd; the most babies were born in 1922 (40). More babies were named Gilford in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Gilford a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,225 boys.

Where was Gilford most popular?

In 1920–1924, Gilford was most common in Oklahoma (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Texas.