How Many People Are Named Bufford?
people named Bufford are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,778,738 people in the US has this name
Based on 507 babies named Bufford in Social Security records from 1912 to 1968, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
18 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Bufford in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bufford alive today is about 76 years old, and 92% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 68 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bufford first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1928, to 18 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1968.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 1968
🏆 Rank History
Bufford has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,734, in 1936.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,734 (1936) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,324 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bufford alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bufford were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1 of those alive today.
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