Gilford

Boy · recorded 1884–1984

  • 1984last recorded
  • 1891best year

Most popular in 1891.

Last recorded in 1984. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1884

0254918841909193419591984

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 78 recorded years as a table
Gilford, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188444
188749
188841
189149
189642
189744
190342
190839
190937
191031
191219
191323
191437
191519
191628
191729
191819
191928
192027
192121
192237
192331
192420
192517
192620
192723
192824
192923
193020
193119
193224
193319
193418
193520
193616
193716
193823
193910
194015
194113
194217
194311
194410
194514
19466
19477
194812
19498
195013
195111
195210
195310
195410
195510
195610
19578
19588
19599
19607
19616
196211
19636
19644
19659
19665
19684
19695
19703
19713
19725
19738
19743
19755
19764
19805
19824
19833
19843

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gilford isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1984
5
Rank in 1984
#6,315
How rare
1 in 360,969 boys
Since 1884
1,225

Gilford was last recorded in 1984. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1891, at 49 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gilford doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.