Stanford
Stanford was the 7131st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 505th; the most babies were born in 1954 (135). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,870 places. More babies were named Stanford in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,131 boys, down 558 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1954135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,727babies recorded
Stanford popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,131 | 12 |
| 2020 | #6,573 | 13 |
| 2010 | #5,695 | 16 |
| 2000 | #4,538 | 17 |
| 1990 | #2,079 | 36 |
| 1980 | #1,615 | 37 |
| 1970 | #967 | 70 |
| 1960 | #758 | 104 |
| 1950 | #635 | 119 |
| 1940 | #685 | 79 |
| 1930 | #616 | 101 |
| 1920 | #644 | 97 |
| 1910 | #673 | 20 |
| 1900 | #830 | 11 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #898 | 6 |
How popular is Stanford, counting every spelling?
Stanford has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Stanford?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stanford (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stanford 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stanford.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stanford?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Stanford are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 41 and 71. That makes Stanford a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Stanford: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stanford, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stanford
How popular is the name Stanford?
Stanford was the 7131st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 505th; the most babies were born in 1954 (135). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,870 places. More babies were named Stanford in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Stanford a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stanford in the US.