Benford
- Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
- Peak · boys
- 1941 · 11 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 366since 1915
Benford over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Benford has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1988 | #7,270 | 5 |
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| 1975 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #4,634 | 6 |
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| 1971 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #2,986 | 8 |
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| 1963 | #3,318 | 7 |
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| 1960 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | — | |
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| 1930 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #3,392 | 6 |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five boys were named Benford! It came in at #3,392, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1922, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Benford is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Benford in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Benford
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1988
Rise & fade · boys
26 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1941 at #2,207 (11 births)
- Births halved by 1943, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 84,135
- Highest: 1 in 84,135 boys born in 1917 were named Benford (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 382,857 boys born in 1988 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2,207 in 1941, was only 1 in 111,665 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 21.9% of all boys named Benford (80) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 44 | #2,423 (1917) | #2,871 |
| 1920s | 80 | #2,387 (1928) | #3,109 |
| 1930s | 53 | #2,396 (1935) | #2,878 |
| 1940s | 79 | #2,207 (1941) | #2,856 |
| 1950s | 52 | #2,969 (1956) | #3,375 |
| 1960s | 36 | #2,470 (1967) | #3,443 |
| 1970s | 17 | #4,375 (1971) | #4,824 |
| 1980s | 5 | #7,270 (1988) | #7,270 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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