Guilford
- Last seen for boys in 1973 at #5,101
- Peak · boys
- 1890 · 8 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 589since 1885
Guilford over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Guilford has never cracked the top 700 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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| 1973 | #5,101 | 5 |
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| 1967 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,930 | 5 |
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| 1961 | #4,065 | 5 |
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| 1957 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #2,246 | 11 |
| 1934 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1929 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #2,162 | 14 |
| 1927 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #1,911 | 17 |
| 1925 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #1,776 | 20 |
| 1923 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1922 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #2,059 | 16 |
| 1920 | #2,231 | 14 |
| 1919 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #1,755 | 18 |
| 1916 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1914 | #1,545 | 16 |
| 1913 | #1,205 | 18 |
| 1912 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | |
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| 1908 | #1,373 | 5 |
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| 1890 | #739 | 8 |
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| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
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First appearance
1885
The first year at least five boys were named Guilford! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Guilford is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Guilford 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 1973
Rise & fade · boys
5 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1890 at #739 (8 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1885–1890
Share of babies · boys
1 in 13,878
- Highest: 1 in 13,878 boys born in 1890 were named Guilford (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 311,715 boys born in 1973 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 28.0% of all boys named Guilford (165) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 8 | #739 (1890) | #739 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,373 (1908) | #1,373 |
| 1910s | 130 | #1,205 (1913) | #1,727 |
| 1920s | 165 | #1,644 (1923) | #2,015 |
| 1930s | 100 | #1,848 (1932) | #2,340 |
| 1940s | 88 | #2,207 (1941) | #2,611 |
| 1950s | 67 | #2,019 (1950) | #2,923 |
| 1960s | 16 | #3,559 (1967) | #3,851 |
| 1970s | 5 | #5,101 (1973) | #5,101 |
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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