Bedford
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1887
8 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,240
since 1880
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Bedford was most popular in 1887, when 8 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.08 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Bedford in 2025. Not recorded since 2022.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 5 | 12330 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 5 | 12156 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2016 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2010 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2007 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2006 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2005 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2004 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2001 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2000 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1999 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1998 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1997 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1996 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1995 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1994 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1993 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1992 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 5 | 8236 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 5 | 6951 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | 5 | 6523 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 5 | 6315 |
| 1983 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1982 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1981 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 5 | 6250 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 5 | 5772 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 6 | 4935 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 5 | 5464 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 8 | 3694 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1971 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1970 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 7 | 3595 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | 8 | 3107 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 6 | 3559 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 10 | 2627 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 8 | 2982 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 10 | 2665 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 9 | 2858 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 10 | 2673 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 7 | 3356 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 7 | 3337 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 9 | 2821 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 10 | 2642 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 10 | 2631 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 20 | 1725 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 21 | 1668 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 12 | 2287 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 16 | 1939 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 12 | 2246 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 12 | 2207 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 9 | 2606 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 14 | 2027 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 14 | 2076 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 16 | 1813 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 16 | 1697 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 11 | 2195 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 17 | 1764 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 21 | 1537 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 20 | 1532 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 20 | 1519 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 16 | 1712 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 14 | 1901 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 18 | 1627 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 16 | 1723 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 23 | 1422 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 26 | 1323 |
| 1933 | <5 | — | 24 | 1361 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | 23 | 1465 |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 17 | 1770 |
| 1930 | <5 | — | 24 | 1496 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 37 | 1138 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 33 | 1254 |
| 1927 | <5 | — | 26 | 1468 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | 23 | 1565 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 30 | 1332 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | 41 | 1117 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 27 | 1420 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 28 | 1396 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 30 | 1360 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 30 | 1323 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 25 | 1449 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 28 | 1343 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 23 | 1479 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 17 | 1771 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 29 | 1217 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 27 | 1101 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 16 | 1311 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 5 | 2544 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | 5 | 1740 |
| 1910 | <5 | — | 6 | 1421 |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 6 | 1277 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | 5 | 1373 |
| 1907 | <5 | — | 7 | 1094 |
| 1906 | <5 | — | 6 | 1111 |
| 1905 | <5 | — | 6 | 1091 |
| 1904 | <5 | — | 7 | 966 |
| 1903 | <5 | — | 5 | 1130 |
| 1902 | <5 | — | 6 | 1013 |
| 1901 | <5 | — | 6 | 943 |
| 1900 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1899 | <5 | — | 5 | 1051 |
| 1898 | <5 | — | 6 | 1002 |
| 1897 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1896 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1895 | <5 | — | 6 | 978 |
| 1894 | <5 | — | 5 | 1074 |
| 1893 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1892 | <5 | — | 7 | 861 |
| 1891 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1890 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1889 | <5 | — | 6 | 878 |
| 1888 | <5 | — | 5 | 1031 |
| 1887 | <5 | — | 8 | 679 |
| 1886 | <5 | — | 5 | 959 |
| 1885 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1884 | <5 | — | 5 | 971 |
| 1883 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1882 | <5 | — | 8 | 691 |
| 1881 | <5 | — | 5 | 866 |
| 1880 | <5 | — | 7 | 745 |
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