Raiford
- Last seen for boys in 1992 at #8,435
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 17 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 594since 1913
Raiford over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Raiford has never cracked the top 1,000 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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| 1992 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | — | |
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| 1985 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #5,561 | 6 |
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| 1979 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #2,361 | 12 |
| 1955 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #2,207 | 13 |
| 1953 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1950 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #1,943 | 15 |
| 1947 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #2,143 | 12 |
| 1945 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #1,799 | 16 |
| 1941 | #1,821 | 15 |
| 1940 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1933 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #1,998 | 16 |
| 1917 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 15 |
| 1915 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #2,821 | 5 |
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First appearance
1913
The first year at least five boys were named Raiford! It came in at #2,821, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1959, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Raiford is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Raiford 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 1992
Rise & fade · boys
18 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1931 at #1,770 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1933, 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 59,339
- Highest: 1 in 59,339 boys born in 1916 were named Raiford (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 399,482 boys born in 1992 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,770 in 1931, was only 1 in 61,157 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1940s
- 18.7% of all boys named Raiford (111) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 77 | #1,949 (1916) | #2,365 |
| 1920s | 110 | #2,048 (1928) | #2,625 |
| 1930s | 105 | #1,770 (1931) | #2,397 |
| 1940s | 111 | #1,799 (1942) | #2,340 |
| 1950s | 92 | #2,019 (1950) | #2,660 |
| 1960s | 46 | #2,871 (1960) | #3,514 |
| 1970s | 35 | #3,963 (1971) | #4,878 |
| 1980s | 13 | #5,147 (1985) | #5,354 |
| 1990s | 5 | #8,435 (1992) | #8,435 |
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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