Rayford

Given to 5,516 US babies since 1896

▲ Rising +214% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#12008

recorded as boys

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Babies in 2025

boys 5

Peak year

1937

124 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

5,516

since 1896

Born a Rayford? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Rayford was most popular in 1937, when 124 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.12 per 1,000). In 2025, 5 babies were named Rayford, ranking #12008 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 214%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	5	12008
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	6	10821
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	6	10799
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	6	10775
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	7	9642
2013	<5	—	6	10728
2012	<5	—	5	12274
2011	<5	—	5	12287
2010	<5	—	6	10766
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	10	7698
2007	<5	—	6	10921
2006	<5	—	7	9585
2005	<5	—	11	6634
2004	<5	—	10	6976
2003	<5	—	<5	—
2002	<5	—	12	5725
2001	<5	—	14	5142
2000	<5	—	6	9112
1999	<5	—	11	5656
1998	<5	—	10	5840
1997	<5	—	10	5642
1996	<5	—	12	4878
1995	<5	—	7	6992
1994	<5	—	11	5109
1993	<5	—	8	6228
1992	<5	—	17	3604
1991	<5	—	23	2828
1990	<5	—	22	2865
1989	<5	—	20	2989
1988	<5	—	21	2682
1987	<5	—	22	2468
1986	<5	—	26	2161
1985	<5	—	18	2710
1984	<5	—	31	1796
1983	<5	—	22	2272
1982	<5	—	34	1700
1981	<5	—	30	1865
1980	<5	—	24	2162
1979	<5	—	35	1633
1978	<5	—	29	1794
1977	<5	—	31	1707
1976	<5	—	23	2054
1975	<5	—	36	1478
1974	<5	—	35	1471
1973	<5	—	24	1817
1972	<5	—	43	1262
1971	<5	—	52	1138
1970	<5	—	40	1314
1969	<5	—	50	1097
1968	<5	—	58	958
1967	<5	—	71	848
1966	<5	—	57	961
1965	<5	—	56	986
1964	<5	—	64	952
1963	<5	—	61	961
1962	<5	—	79	850
1961	<5	—	69	915
1960	<5	—	76	870
1959	<5	—	56	1026
1958	<5	—	83	824
1957	<5	—	82	835
1956	<5	—	93	762
1955	<5	—	89	772
1954	<5	—	96	735
1953	<5	—	87	762
1952	<5	—	111	659
1951	<5	—	96	707
1950	<5	—	99	685
1949	<5	—	90	722
1948	<5	—	91	700
1947	<5	—	105	671
1946	<5	—	99	648
1945	<5	—	77	692
1944	<5	—	111	581
1943	<5	—	103	623
1942	<5	—	92	673
1941	<5	—	84	665
1940	<5	—	96	602
1939	<5	—	88	621
1938	<5	—	101	583
1937	<5	—	124	517
1936	<5	—	82	637
1935	<5	—	91	614
1934	<5	—	93	615
1933	<5	—	78	664
1932	<5	—	96	600
1931	<5	—	80	667
1930	<5	—	90	645
1929	<5	—	90	649
1928	<5	—	95	636
1927	<5	—	92	662
1926	<5	—	83	694
1925	<5	—	98	641
1924	<5	—	81	737
1923	<5	—	78	737
1922	<5	—	80	737
1921	<5	—	71	804
1920	<5	—	73	775
1919	<5	—	79	704
1918	<5	—	60	851
1917	<5	—	50	900
1916	<5	—	27	1304
1915	<5	—	44	941
1914	<5	—	29	1054
1913	<5	—	28	930
1912	<5	—	23	935
1911	<5	—	13	925
1910	<5	—	7	1314
1909	<5	—	13	804
1908	<5	—	6	1217
1907	<5	—	8	999
1906	<5	—	5	1253
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	5	1130
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	5	1058
1900	<5	—	6	1162
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	8	826