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Saford

Saford is a boy's name that peaked in 1941, when it was the 2,207th most popular in the United States. It has not appeared in the national data since 1941. About 4 Safords are alive in the United States today, and half of them are over 84.

Popularity, 1880–2025

Births per year, 1880 to 2025 0 3 6 9 12 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

boys named Saford

By the numbers

Total US births
11
Estimated living today
4
Median age today
84
Peak year
1941
Best rank
2,207th
Rank in 2025
unranked
First recorded
1941

Where Saford is most common

Total births recorded in each state since 1910. Browse names by state.

Names of 1941

The most popular boys’ names the year Saford peaked:

All the names of 1941

Related names

Saford against another name

Two names on one chart, with the year one overtook the other.

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Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state baby-name files, 1880–2025. Counts include only births registered with the SSA, and names with fewer than five births in a year are not published. The living estimate applies SSA cohort life tables to those births; it counts people born in the United States, so it misses anyone who arrived later and anyone who has left.