Hansford
- Last seen for boys in 1974 at #5,227
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 587since 1882
Hansford over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Hansford 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.
Show data table
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| 1974 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | |
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| 1966 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,537 | 6 |
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| 1962 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1960 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #1,772 | 15 |
| 1944 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #1,821 | 15 |
| 1940 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #1,587 | 18 |
| 1935 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #1,793 | 18 |
| 1928 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1926 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #1,874 | 18 |
| 1922 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1921 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1920 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1919 | #1,695 | 20 |
| 1918 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #1,528 | 22 |
| 1916 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1914 | #1,975 | 11 |
| 1913 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #1,373 | 5 |
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| 1882 | #837 | 6 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Hansford! It came in at #837, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Hansford is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Hansford in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Hansford
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1974
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1882 at #837 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1883, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1882
Share of babies · boys
1 in 18,948
- Highest: 1 in 18,948 boys born in 1882 were named Hansford (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 314,467 boys born in 1974 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 27.9% of all boys named Hansford (164) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #837 (1882) | #837 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,277 (1909) | #1,325 |
| 1910s | 112 | #1,528 (1917) | #1,954 |
| 1920s | 164 | #1,703 (1921) | #2,015 |
| 1930s | 107 | #1,587 (1936) | #2,381 |
| 1940s | 109 | #1,772 (1945) | #2,319 |
| 1950s | 41 | #2,531 (1953) | #3,302 |
| 1960s | 21 | #2,673 (1962) | #3,416 |
| 1970s | 16 | #4,505 (1973) | #4,880 |
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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