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.

Stafford

#2,523 most common boys' name of all time · #6,078 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1882–2025

Rank among boys
#2,523
Rank overall
#6,078 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
123 of 146
All-time
2,850
Since 2016
153
Peak year
1959 #1,065
Best rank
#837 1884
Girls Boys peak 53/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Stafford first appears in 1882. 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
2025 — 28 28 #3,853
2024 — 14 14 #6,210
2023 — 12 12 #6,910
2022 — 18 18 #5,226
2021 — 14 14 #6,041
2020 — 14 14 #6,000
2019 — 11 11 #7,189
2018 — 16 16 #5,548
2017 — 14 14 #6,064
2016 — 12 12 #6,742
2015 — 14 14 #6,007
2014 — 11 11 #7,062
2013 — 20 20 #4,634
2012 — 12 12 #6,638
2011 — 11 11 #7,017
2010 — 10 10 #7,606
2009 — 5 5 #12,550
2008 — 14 14 #6,082
2007 — 10 10 #7,606
2006 — 12 12 #6,477
2004 — 11 11 #6,543
2003 — 8 8 #7,860
2002 — 5 5 #10,713
2001 — 10 10 #6,462
2000 — 17 17 #4,402
1999 — 8 8 #7,165
1998 — 13 13 #4,893
1997 — 15 15 #4,261
1996 — 16 16 #4,035
1995 — 18 18 #3,565
1994 — 20 20 #3,341
1993 — 15 15 #4,035
1992 — 20 20 #3,230
1991 — 24 24 #2,764
1990 — 19 19 #3,180
1989 — 15 15 #3,637
1988 — 29 29 #2,155
1987 — 26 26 #2,229
1986 — 14 14 #3,283
1985 — 18 18 #2,728
1984 — 21 21 #2,374
1983 — 19 19 #2,504
1982 — 16 16 #2,851
1981 — 18 18 #2,587
1980 — 12 12 #3,451
1979 — 17 17 #2,686
1978 — 14 14 #2,948
1977 — 16 16 #2,684
1976 — 16 16 #2,614
1975 — 28 28 #1,762
1974 — 17 17 #2,375
1973 — 20 20 #2,061
1972 — 18 18 #2,167
1971 — 25 25 #1,795
1970 — 42 42 #1,284
1969 — 46 46 #1,155
1968 — 25 25 #1,580
1967 — 27 27 #1,481
1966 — 43 43 #1,136
1965 — 42 42 #1,175
1964 — 48 48 #1,099
1963 — 37 37 #1,285
1962 — 41 41 #1,219
1961 — 46 46 #1,163
1960 — 43 43 #1,200
1959 — 53 53 #1,065
1958 — 33 33 #1,351
1957 — 42 42 #1,205
1956 — 50 50 #1,073
1955 — 32 32 #1,350
1954 — 44 44 #1,127
1953 — 40 40 #1,179
1952 — 42 42 #1,145
1951 — 41 41 #1,129
1950 — 42 42 #1,092
1949 — 37 37 #1,174
1948 — 44 44 #1,072
1947 — 33 33 #1,279
1946 — 29 29 #1,309
1945 — 28 28 #1,254
1944 — 31 31 #1,198
1943 — 25 25 #1,410
1942 — 41 41 #1,066
1941 — 18 18 #1,653
1940 — 19 19 #1,586
1939 — 26 26 #1,306
1938 — 18 18 #1,642
1937 — 26 26 #1,325
1936 — 12 12 #2,101
1935 — 42 42 #983
1934 — 18 18 #1,679
1933 — 25 25 #1,344
1932 — 27 27 #1,334
1931 — 26 26 #1,371
1930 — 28 28 #1,380
1929 — 27 27 #1,388
1928 — 22 22 #1,623
1927 — 28 28 #1,415
1926 — 28 28 #1,390
1925 — 31 31 #1,317
1924 — 29 29 #1,391
1923 — 30 30 #1,334
1922 — 30 30 #1,340
1921 — 35 35 #1,244
1920 — 35 35 #1,230
1919 — 39 39 #1,105
1918 — 43 43 #1,033
1917 — 30 30 #1,251
1916 — 29 29 #1,247
1915 — 21 21 #1,522
1914 — 20 20 #1,363
1913 — 22 22 #1,094
1912 — 21 21 #1,012
1911 — 9 9 #1,240
1910 — 10 10 #1,091
1907 — 7 7 #1,147
1905 — 6 6 #1,176
1903 — 6 6 #1,080
1902 — 5 5 #1,226
1901 — 7 7 #912
1889 — 6 6 #947
1884 — 7 7 #837
1882 — 5 5 #1,089