Boy or Girl

Is Stafford a boy or girl name?

Stafford is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 14 boys were named Stafford, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,822 US babies named Stafford were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#6,401
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Stafford since 1882
2,822
Most popular year
1959
53 babies
Babies named Stafford each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Stafford from 1882 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Stafford, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s1800%
1890s00–
1900s3100%
1910s24400%
1920s29500%
1930s24800%
1940s30500%
1950s41900%
1960s39800%
1970s21300%
1980s18800%
1990s16800%
2000s9200%
2010s13100%
2020s7200%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202414#6,4010–
202312#7,2350–
202218#5,4030–
202114#6,3010–
202014#6,2450–
201911#7,5640–
201816#5,7430–
201714#6,2930–
201612#7,0830–
201514#6,2650–
201411#7,4820–
201320#4,7750–
201212#6,9770–
201111#7,4330–
201010#8,0520–
20095#14,2070–
200814#6,3520–
200710#8,0790–
200612#6,8480–
20050–0–
200411#6,9150–
20038#8,5180–
20025#12,2420–
200110#6,8670–
200017#4,5360–
19998#7,7730–
199813#5,1230–
199715#4,4220–
199616#4,1620–
199518#3,6730–
199420#3,4490–
199315#4,1880–
199220#3,3190–
199124#2,8180–
199019#3,2930–
198915#3,7840–
198829#2,1870–
198726#2,2640–
198614#3,4190–
198518#2,8110–
198421#2,4290–
198319#2,5620–
198216#2,9590–
198118#2,6670–
198012#3,5870–
197917#2,7620–
197814#3,0510–
197716#2,7690–
197616#2,6910–
197528#1,7780–
197417#2,4440–
197320#2,1120–
197218#2,2320–
197125#1,8200–
197042#1,2940–
196946#1,1650–
196825#1,6100–
196727#1,5030–
196643#1,1450–
196542#1,1870–
196448#1,1100–
196337#1,3020–
196241#1,2260–
196146#1,1740–
196043#1,2070–
195953#1,0670–
195833#1,3680–
195742#1,2130–
195650#1,0800–
195532#1,3650–
195444#1,1340–
195340#1,1860–
195242#1,1490–
195141#1,1370–
195042#1,1040–
194937#1,1820–
194844#1,0740–
194733#1,2930–
194629#1,3260–
194528#1,2670–
194431#1,2070–
194325#1,4290–
194241#1,0730–
194118#1,6830–
194019#1,6200–
193926#1,3200–
193818#1,6810–
193726#1,3410–
193612#2,1640–
193542#9890–
193418#1,7200–
193325#1,3580–
193227#1,3530–
193126#1,3870–
193028#1,3950–
192927#1,4080–
192822#1,6400–
192728#1,4330–
192628#1,4010–
192531#1,3280–
192429#1,4100–
192330#1,3570–
192230#1,3640–
192135#1,2500–
192035#1,2320–
191939#1,1180–
191843#1,0340–
191730#1,2600–
191629#1,2610–
191521#1,5480–
191420#1,3820–
191322#1,1050–
191221#1,0190–
19119#1,2800–
191010#1,1090–
19090–0–
19080–0–
19077#1,1880–
19060–0–
19056#1,2180–
19040–0–
19036#1,1170–
19025#1,2960–
19017#9360–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18950–0–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18910–0–
18900–0–
18896#9610–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18860–0–
18850–0–
18847#8370–
18830–0–
18825#1,0770–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Stafford reached #837 in 1884. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Stafford

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.