Guilford Name Popularity and Statistics

Guilford is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1973
Total Recorded U.S. Births589
First Year on Record1885

Guilford popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1973Boys5#5,101
1967Boys6#3,559
1965Boys5#3,930
1961Boys5#4,065
1957Boys6#3,552
1956Boys7#3,216
1955Boys7#3,201
1954Boys9#2,743
1953Boys8#2,905
1952Boys9#2,680
1951Boys7#3,066
1950Boys14#2,019
1949Boys11#2,337
1948Boys10#2,443
1947Boys9#2,671
1946Boys6#3,173
1945Boys7#2,743
1944Boys8#2,633
1943Boys7#2,964
1942Boys11#2,268
1941Boys11#2,207
1940Boys8#2,671
1939Boys12#2,050
1938Boys10#2,326

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1923 · Boys

22 recorded births and rank #1,644.

1925 · Boys

21 recorded births and rank #1,679.

1924 · Boys

20 recorded births and rank #1,776.

1917 · Boys

18 recorded births and rank #1,755.

Where Guilford ranked highest in 1930

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

NC
Rank #514 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Guilford