How Many People Are Named Gilford?
people named Gilford are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 867,474 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,225 babies named Gilford in Social Security records from 1884 to 1984, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
40 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gilford in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gilford alive today is about 68 years old, and 76% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gilford first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1922, to 40 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1984.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 1984
🏆 Rank History
Gilford has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #982, in 1887.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #982 (1887) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,430 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gilford alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gilford were born in Texas than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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