Linford
#5,577 most common boys' name of all time · #13,889 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1896–2019
Rank among boys
#5,577
Rank overall
#13,889 of 105,966
First appeared
1896
Years on the list
82 of 146
All-time
779
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1921 #1,801
Best rank
#1,259 1896
Girls
Boys
peak 20/yr
Linford first appears in 1896. 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,209 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,205 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,657 |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,059 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,649 |
| 2007 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,974 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,006 |
| 2000 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,256 |
| 1999 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,762 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,952 |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,787 |
| 1991 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,573 |
| 1988 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,260 |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,622 |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,402 |
| 1983 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,351 |
| 1982 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,078 |
| 1980 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,004 |
| 1978 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,860 |
| 1977 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1976 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,024 |
| 1975 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,707 |
| 1972 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,524 |
| 1969 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,662 |
| 1968 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,420 |
| 1967 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,649 |
| 1966 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 1965 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,607 |
| 1964 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1963 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,396 |
| 1962 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,096 |
| 1961 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,734 |
| 1960 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,929 |
| 1959 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,448 |
| 1958 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,546 |
| 1957 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,320 |
| 1956 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,614 |
| 1955 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 1954 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,808 |
| 1953 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,137 |
| 1952 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,159 |
| 1951 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,016 |
| 1950 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,251 |
| 1949 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,873 |
| 1948 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,102 |
| 1947 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,736 |
| 1946 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,190 |
| 1945 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,065 |
| 1944 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,119 |
| 1943 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,327 |
| 1942 | — | 17 | 17 | #1,766 |
| 1941 | — | 15 | 15 | #1,867 |
| 1940 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,237 |
| 1939 | — | 16 | 16 | #1,752 |
| 1938 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,717 |
| 1937 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,246 |
| 1936 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,363 |
| 1935 | — | 14 | 14 | #1,971 |
| 1934 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,314 |
| 1933 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,145 |
| 1932 | — | 15 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 1931 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,260 |
| 1930 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,353 |
| 1929 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,850 |
| 1928 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,107 |
| 1927 | — | 18 | 18 | #1,911 |
| 1926 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,626 |
| 1925 | — | 17 | 17 | #1,977 |
| 1924 | — | 20 | 20 | #1,809 |
| 1923 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,825 |
| 1922 | — | 17 | 17 | #1,990 |
| 1921 | — | 20 | 20 | #1,801 |
| 1920 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,550 |
| 1919 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,104 |
| 1918 | — | 18 | 18 | #1,865 |
| 1917 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 1916 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,991 |
| 1915 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,477 |
| 1914 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,721 |
| 1913 | — | 11 | 11 | #1,754 |
| 1912 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,146 |
| 1896 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,259 |