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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Manford

Manford was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 667th; the most babies were born in 1918 (49). More babies were named Manford 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
191849 babies
Total since 1880
1,479babies recorded

Manford 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——
1970#5,1725
1960#3,9116
1950#2,16413
1940#1,66418
1930#1,01646
1920#1,02846
1910#1,2748
1900#1,2616
1890#1,0975
1880#6679

How popular is Manford, counting every spelling?

Manford has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Manford?

About 300 people born in the US named Manford are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 63 and 82. That makes Manford 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.

Manford by state

How common Manford was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. In 45 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: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesMN0.19Illinois: 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: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIN0.09Ohio: 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: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNE0.09Missouri: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMO0.05Kentucky: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesKY0.11West 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: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOK0.13Louisiana: 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, Manford, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Manford

How popular is the name Manford?

Manford was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 667th; the most babies were born in 1918 (49). More babies were named Manford in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Manford a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,479 boys.

Where was Manford most popular?

In 1916–1920, Manford was most common in Minnesota (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Kentucky.