Stanford Name Popularity

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How popular is Stanford?

In 2018 the rare name Stanford, ranked the 5,458th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Stanford is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #503 was reached in 1931.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1954 with 135 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Stanford was less than 5, most recently in 1902.

Stanford, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1905-1917, 1919-1922, and 1945-1948, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1961-1964, 1971-1976, and 2004-2007.

For a number of years, the name Stanford has been moving downward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Stanford for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Stanford?

Stanford's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Stanford is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Stanford (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		17	5,458
2017		16	5,728
2016		12	7,067
2015		18	5,254
2014		20	4,838
2013		15	5,879
2012		21	4,652
2011		7	10,616
2010		16	5,689
2009		12	7,164
2008		15	6,017
2007		14	6,212
2006		21	4,486
2005		22	4,167
2004		19	4,573
2003		21	4,087
2002		23	3,766
2001		21	3,953
2000		17	4,535
1999		18	4,131
1998		25	3,177
1997		29	2,740
1996		29	2,665
1995		37	2,203
1994		29	2,606
1993		36	2,202
1992		38	2,079
1991		57	1,545
1990		36	2,078
1989		43	1,792
1988		52	1,478
1987		49	1,480
1986		45	1,507
1985		47	1,449
1984		38	1,600
1983		45	1,424
1982		50	1,340
1981		50	1,331
1980		36	1,649
1979		52	1,285
1978		39	1,506
1977		41	1,445
1976		35	1,568
1975		53	1,166
1974		55	1,115
1973		71	960
1972		75	928
1971		95	833
1970		70	966
1969		73	900
1968		97	755
1967		83	800
1966		92	765
1965		99	748
1964		79	858
1963		92	794
1962		113	724
1961		104	758
1960		104	760
1959		101	762
1958		113	709
1957		132	663
1956		124	678
1955		105	714
1954		135	635
1953		114	668
1952		126	627
1951		122	644
1950		119	635
1949		127	606
1948		129	591
1947		113	650
1946		97	658
1945		84	661
1944		95	632
1943		74	761
1942		96	662
1941		92	638
1940		79	685
1939		82	658
1938		105	573
1937		85	646
1936		90	616
1935		86	638
1934		103	584
1933		92	609
1932		86	663
1931		131	503
1930		102	610
1929		118	541
1928		118	567
1927		131	540
1926		100	630
1925		94	662
1924		93	676
1923		92	669
1922		119	592
1921		93	673
1920		97	644
1919		90	647
1918		92	644
1917		107	575
1916		76	684
1915		87	620
1914		68	615
1913		58	578
1912		43	648
1911		21	702
1910		20	673
1909		20	608
1908		15	709
1907		16	661
1906		13	701
1905		6	1,219
1904		8	955
1903		10	774
1902		< 5	--
1901		5	1,197
1900		11	830
1899		6	1,042
1898		7	987
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		6	1,069
1894		10	723
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		6	909
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		6	898

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.