Raeford · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Raeford.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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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 56 recorded years as a table

Raeford, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1914	8
1915	9
1916	10
1917	6
1918	13
1919	16
1920	7
1921	14
1922	8
1923	8
1924	16
1925	10
1926	14
1927	9
1928	11
1929	14
1930	18
1931	11
1932	9
1933	17
1934	8
1935	13
1936	17
1937	9
1938	5
1939	5
1940	7
1941	17
1942	14
1943	8
1944	8
1945	5
1946	12
1947	5
1948	6
1949	8
1950	9
1951	10
1952	6
1953	7
1954	6
1955	3
1956	6
1957	6
1958	3
1959	4
1961	3
1963	2
1964	3
1966	3
1968	7
1970	4
1972	4
1973	3
1975	4
1983	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Raeford 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.

More like it

More like Raeford

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1983: 7
Rank in 1983: #4,907
How rare: 1 in 256,080 boys
Since 1914: 613

Raeford was last recorded in 1983. 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 1930, at 18 per million boys born.

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

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