Bluford
- Last seen for boys in 1952 at #3,734
- Peak · boys
- 1883 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 293since 1882
Bluford over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Bluford has never cracked the top 800 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1952 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #3,733 | 5 |
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| 1943 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #2,268 | 11 |
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| 1939 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #3,175 | 6 |
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| 1935 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #3,004 | 7 |
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| 1931 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #2,522 | 11 |
| 1927 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #2,755 | 10 |
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| 1923 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1918 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #1,740 | 5 |
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| 1900 | #1,310 | 5 |
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| 1892 | #956 | 6 |
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| 1883 | #892 | 5 |
| 1882 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | — | |
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First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Bluford! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1891, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Bluford is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Bluford in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1952
- Biggest jump: 51 spots in 1883
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1883 at #892 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1884, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · run 1882–1883
Share of babies · boys
1 in 20,339
- Highest: 1 in 20,339 boys born in 1892 were named Bluford (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 388,727 boys born in 1952 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #892 in 1883, was only 1 in 20,925 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 28.7% of all boys named Bluford (84) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1880s | 10 | #892 (1883) | #918 |
| 1890s | 6 | #956 (1892) | #956 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,310 (1900) | #1,310 |
| 1910s | 81 | #1,740 (1911) | #2,448 |
| 1920s | 84 | #2,522 (1928) | #2,925 |
| 1930s | 58 | #2,328 (1931) | #3,021 |
| 1940s | 33 | #2,268 (1942) | #3,240 |
| 1950s | 16 | #3,364 (1951) | #3,593 |
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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