Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Stafford

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From the ford by the landing place.

Pronunciation

s-taffo-rd, st(af)-ford

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #1062, 53 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3848, 28 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202528
202414
202312
202218
202114
202014
201911
201816
201714
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #3843, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence