Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Alford

#1,789 most common boys' name of all time · #4,327 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2019

Rank among boys
#1,789
Rank overall
#4,327 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
125 of 146
All-time
4,795
Since 2016
10
Peak year
1930 #583
Best rank
#425 1881
Girls Boys peak 106/yr
1880190019201940196019802000

Alford is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2019 — 5 5 #12,160
2017 — 5 5 #12,264
2005 — 5 5 #11,487
2002 — 7 7 #8,473
2001 — 5 5 #10,571
2000 — 5 5 #10,366
1999 — 9 9 #6,541
1997 — 8 8 #6,630
1996 — 5 5 #9,029
1995 — 6 6 #7,813
1994 — 11 11 #5,116
1993 — 8 8 #6,241
1992 — 10 10 #5,246
1991 — 16 16 #3,639
1990 — 8 8 #5,839
1989 — 9 9 #5,180
1988 — 14 14 #3,531
1987 — 11 11 #3,972
1986 — 12 12 #3,663
1985 — 13 13 #3,408
1984 — 21 21 #2,367
1983 — 16 16 #2,791
1982 — 15 15 #2,976
1981 — 26 26 #2,042
1980 — 24 24 #2,164
1979 — 15 15 #2,906
1978 — 18 18 #2,479
1977 — 21 21 #2,206
1976 — 11 11 #3,272
1975 — 29 29 #1,705
1974 — 19 19 #2,209
1973 — 32 32 #1,515
1972 — 26 26 #1,726
1971 — 20 20 #2,056
1970 — 34 34 #1,440
1969 — 21 21 #1,813
1968 — 26 26 #1,545
1967 — 32 32 #1,341
1966 — 34 34 #1,305
1965 — 26 26 #1,518
1964 — 43 43 #1,175
1963 — 34 34 #1,338
1962 — 34 34 #1,344
1961 — 45 45 #1,182
1960 — 49 49 #1,116
1959 — 54 54 #1,051
1958 — 39 39 #1,239
1957 — 42 42 #1,200
1956 — 55 55 #1,009
1955 — 68 68 #900
1954 — 78 78 #820
1953 — 73 73 #840
1952 — 67 67 #853
1951 — 60 60 #912
1950 — 64 64 #854
1949 — 79 79 #775
1948 — 69 69 #822
1947 — 55 55 #959
1946 — 69 69 #800
1945 — 55 55 #848
1944 — 68 68 #754
1943 — 74 74 #751
1942 — 87 87 #687
1941 — 72 72 #731
1940 — 69 69 #740
1939 — 59 59 #796
1938 — 68 68 #743
1937 — 76 76 #690
1936 — 89 89 #618
1935 — 83 83 #653
1934 — 84 84 #658
1933 — 66 66 #753
1932 — 76 76 #716
1931 — 71 71 #729
1930 — 106 106 #583
1929 — 93 93 #635
1928 — 94 94 #644
1927 — 89 89 #685
1926 — 86 86 #684
1925 — 101 101 #631
1924 5 85 90 #717
1923 — 93 93 #667
1922 — 86 86 #704
1921 — 87 87 #693
1920 — 83 83 #713
1919 — 90 90 #645
1918 — 62 62 #833
1917 — 72 72 #726
1916 — 68 68 #738
1915 — 72 72 #683
1914 — 45 45 #789
1913 — 41 41 #727
1912 — 40 40 #670
1911 — 30 30 #552
1910 — 18 18 #716
1909 — 14 14 #769
1908 — 29 29 #459
1907 — 16 16 #644
1906 — 16 16 #597
1905 — 17 17 #584
1904 — 10 10 #771
1903 — 21 21 #460
1902 — 17 17 #529
1901 — 9 9 #738
1900 — 22 22 #503
1899 — 19 19 #431
1898 — 12 12 #642
1897 — 16 16 #501
1896 — 7 7 #911
1895 — 7 7 #890
1894 — 10 10 #684
1893 — 10 10 #667
1892 — 20 20 #437
1891 — 10 10 #605
1890 — 16 16 #475
1889 — 10 10 #640
1888 — 15 15 #512
1887 — 9 9 #641
1886 — 17 17 #441
1885 — 11 11 #588
1884 — 17 17 #463
1883 — 13 13 #508
1882 — 16 16 #462
1881 — 17 17 #425
1880 — 14 14 #484