How Many People Are Named Benford?
people named Benford are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,629,114 people in the US has this name
Based on 366 babies named Benford in Social Security records from 1915 to 1988, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Benford in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Benford alive today is about 68 years old, and 69% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 58 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Benford first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1927, to 12 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1988.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 1988
🏆 Rank History
Benford has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,215, in 1941.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,215 (1941) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,132 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Benford alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Benford were born in Mississippi than in any other state: about 4 of those alive today.
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