How Many People Are Named Rayford?
people named Rayford are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 137,428 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,516 babies named Rayford in Social Security records from 1896 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
124 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rayford in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rayford alive today is about 61 years old, and 60% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 50 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rayford first appears in the records in 1896 and was given most often in 1937, to 124 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1896 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rayford has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #518, in 1937. In 2025 it ranked #13,441.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,441 |
| Best rank | #518 (1937) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #666 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rayford alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rayford were born in Texas than in any other state: about 345 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rayford was given 8.9 times as often in Alabama, 7.3 times in Mississippi and 4.3 times in Georgia.
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