Hansford

Boy · recorded 1882–1974

  • 1974last recorded
  • 1882best year

Most popular in 1882.

Last recorded in 1974. 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 1882

0275318821905192819511974

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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 53 recorded years as a table
Hansford, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188253
190832
190937
191223
191314
191417
191520
19169
191724
191817
191920
192015
192119
192216
192316
192416
192511
192612
192716
192812
192917
19307
193111
193211
193311
19346
193510
193617
193710
193810
19399
19409
194112
19427
19438
19447
194511
19467
19475
19486
19494
19513
19523
19535
19543
19564
19582
19602
19625
19653
19713
19734
19743

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Hansford 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 1974
5
Rank in 1974
#5,227
How rare
1 in 314,466 boys
Since 1882
587

Hansford was last recorded in 1974. 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 1882, at 53 per million boys born.

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

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