Stafford
Stafford was the 3933rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 837th; the most babies were born in 1959 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,334 places. More babies were named Stafford in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,933 boys, up 2,316 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195953 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,850babies recorded
Stafford popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,933 | 28 |
| 2020 | #6,249 | 14 |
| 2010 | #8,052 | 10 |
| 2000 | #4,537 | 17 |
| 1990 | #3,293 | 19 |
| 1980 | #3,588 | 12 |
| 1970 | #1,294 | 42 |
| 1960 | #1,207 | 43 |
| 1950 | #1,104 | 42 |
| 1940 | #1,619 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,395 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,232 | 35 |
| 1910 | #1,109 | 10 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Stafford, counting every spelling?
Stafford has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Stafford?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stafford (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stafford born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stafford.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stafford?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Stafford are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 32 and 67. That makes Stafford mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Stafford by state
How common Stafford was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Stafford: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stafford, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stafford
How popular is the name Stafford?
Stafford was the 3933rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 837th; the most babies were born in 1959 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,334 places. More babies were named Stafford in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Stafford a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stafford in the US.
Where is Stafford most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stafford was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 boys).