Buford
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Meaning
“An English place-name surname, most often read as 'ford by the fortification', from Old English elements.”
How popular is Buford around the world?
In the United States, 11 babies were named Buford between 2020 and 2025.
Buford is on the official records of the United States.
United States
1 in 2M
In the United States, 11 babies were named Buford between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Buford peaked in the 1910s and the 1940s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, England and Wales, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the South Australia record for 1944 to 2017: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Buford
Most people given the name Buford in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Buford you meet today is most often in his 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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The Buford deep dive
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