How Many People Are Named Manford?
An estimated 334 people in the United States have the first name Manford. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Manford peaked in popularity in 1918 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Manford as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Manford paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Manford is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
334
About 1 in 1,026,211 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1918
49 births
Total Registered
1,479
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Manford
Manford is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,479 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Manford as a male name
Ranked #6,981 in 1982
5 male births in 1982
Peak: 1918 (49 births)
Manford: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Manford span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 382 babies were registered. Manford has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Manford by Decade
How has Manford tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Manford by State
Birth registrations for Manford span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri. The lowest are in Nebraska, North Carolina, Kansas. On average, about 20 Manfords were registered per state.
Manford + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Manford as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Manford
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Manford: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Manford?
We estimate approximately 334 people named Manford are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,026,211 Americans share this first name.
Is Manford a common name?
Manford is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,479 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Manford most popular?
Manford reached peak popularity in 1918, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Manford is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Manford a male name?
Manford is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Manford Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Manford Smith, Manford Johnson, Manford Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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