Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- Stony meadow. Surname.
From the stony ford; a surname and the name of the prestigious Stanford University in California
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Stanford
Pronunciation
s-tanfo-rd, st(an)-ford
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1954 (rank #633, 135 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6803, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 12 |
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