How Many People Are Named Stafford?
An estimated 1,715 people in the United States have the first name Stafford. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Stafford peaked in popularity in 1959 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stafford 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 Stafford paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,715
About 1 in 199,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1959
53 births
Total Registered
2,822
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stafford
Stafford is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,822 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Stafford as a male name
Ranked #6,401 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (53 births)
Stafford: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stafford span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 419 babies were registered. Stafford has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Stafford by Decade
How has Stafford 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.
Stafford by State
Birth registrations for Stafford span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Virginia, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, Florida, California. On average, about 44 Staffords were registered per state.
Stafford + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stafford as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Stafford
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Stafford: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stafford?
We estimate approximately 1,715 people named Stafford 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 199,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Stafford a common name?
Stafford is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,822 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stafford most popular?
Stafford reached peak popularity in 1959, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stafford is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stafford a male name?
Stafford is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stafford Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stafford Smith, Stafford Johnson, Stafford 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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