How Many People Are Named Medford?
people named Medford are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,494,779 people in the US has this name
Based on 665 babies named Medford in Social Security records from 1911 to 1980, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
35 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Medford in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Medford alive today is about 74 years old, and 93% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 67 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Medford first appears in the records in 1911 and was given most often in 1924, to 35 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1980.
Babies given the name each year, 1911 to 1980
🏆 Rank History
Medford has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,239, in 1924.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,239 (1924) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,681 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Medford alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Medford were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 1 of those alive today.
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