How Many People Are Named Gifford?
people named Gifford are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 608,158 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,452 babies named Gifford in Social Security records from 1891 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
40 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gifford in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gifford alive today is about 60 years old, and 57% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 48 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gifford first appears in the records in 1891 and was given most often in 1920, to 40 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.
Babies given the name each year, 1891 to 2017
🏆 Rank History
Gifford has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #834, in 1898.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #834 (1898) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,382 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gifford alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gifford were born in New York than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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