How Many People Are Named Melford?
people named Melford are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,143,093 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,175 babies named Melford in Social Security records from 1904 to 1982, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
46 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Melford in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Melford alive today is about 71 years old, and 81% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Melford first appears in the records in 1904 and was given most often in 1921, to 46 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1982.
Babies given the name each year, 1904 to 1982
🏆 Rank History
Melford has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,039, in 1921.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,039 (1921) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,241 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Melford alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Melford were born in Minnesota than in any other state: about 2 of those alive today.
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