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Gilford

#4,248 most common boys' name of all time · #10,397 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1884–1984

Rank among boys
#4,248
Rank overall
#10,397 of 105,966
First appeared
1884
Years on the list
78 of 146
All-time
1,225
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1922 #1,130
Best rank
#1,037 1887
Girls Boys peak 40/yr
19001920194019601980

Gilford first appears in 1884. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
1984 5 5 #6,371
1983 5 5 #6,306
1982 8 8 #4,628
1980 9 9 #4,171
1976 7 7 #4,468
1975 8 8 #3,979
1974 5 5 #5,291
1973 12 12 #2,884
1972 8 8 #3,667
1971 6 6 #4,424
1970 6 6 #4,288
1969 9 9 #3,100
1968 7 7 #3,401
1966 9 9 #2,823
1965 17 17 #1,946
1964 7 7 #3,345
1963 12 12 #2,449
1962 22 22 #1,726
1961 12 12 #2,445
1960 15 15 #2,144
1959 19 19 #1,882
1958 17 17 #1,974
1957 17 17 #1,969
1956 22 22 #1,692
1955 20 20 #1,747
1954 20 20 #1,723
1953 20 20 #1,731
1952 19 19 #1,763
1951 21 21 #1,656
1950 23 23 #1,543
1949 14 14 #2,047
1948 21 21 #1,624
1947 13 13 #2,195
1946 10 10 #2,437
1945 19 19 #1,552
1944 13 13 #2,022
1943 16 16 #1,861
1942 23 23 #1,482
1941 16 16 #1,777
1940 17 17 #1,705
1939 11 11 #2,196
1938 26 26 #1,316
1937 17 17 #1,711
1936 17 17 #1,661
1935 21 21 #1,516
1934 19 19 #1,633
1933 19 19 #1,612
1932 25 25 #1,404
1931 20 20 #1,615
1930 22 22 #1,572
1929 25 25 #1,459
1928 27 27 #1,426
1927 26 26 #1,487
1926 22 22 #1,636
1925 19 19 #1,832
1924 23 23 #1,651
1923 34 34 #1,242
1922 40 40 #1,130
1921 23 23 #1,613
1920 29 29 #1,368
1919 27 27 #1,396
1918 19 19 #1,790
1917 27 27 #1,341
1916 25 25 #1,395
1915 16 16 #1,811
1914 24 24 #1,205
1913 12 12 #1,616
1912 8 8 #1,932
1910 6 6 #1,492
1909 6 6 #1,368
1908 6 6 #1,298
1903 5 5 #1,238
1897 5 5 #1,168
1896 5 5 #1,215
1891 5 5 #1,084
1888 5 5 #1,131
1887 5 5 #1,037
1884 5 5 #1,096