How Many People Are Named Stanford?
An estimated 4,161 people in the United States have the first name Stanford. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Stanford peaked in popularity in 1954 with 135 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stanford 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 Stanford paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,161
About 1 in 82,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1954
135 births
Total Registered
7,714
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stanford
Stanford is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,714 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Stanford as a male name
Ranked #7,647 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1954 (135 births)
Stanford: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stanford span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,191 babies were registered. Stanford has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Stanford by Decade
How has Stanford 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.
Stanford by State
Birth registrations for Stanford span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, New York. The lowest are in West Virginia, Oklahoma, New Jersey. On average, about 100 Stanfords were registered per state.
Stanford + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stanford as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Stanford
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Stanford: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stanford?
We estimate approximately 4,161 people named Stanford 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 82,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Stanford a common name?
Stanford is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,714 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stanford most popular?
Stanford reached peak popularity in 1954, when 135 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stanford is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stanford a male name?
Stanford is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stanford Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stanford Smith, Stanford Johnson, Stanford 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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