Buford
1 country#10695 in United States, 2025US
#10695
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
10,964
Peak year (United States)
1921
Peak-year count
334
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Buford’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
10,964 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #10695 · peaked in 1921 with 334 births
Most common in: Tennessee, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Buford’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #3523 | — |
| 1989 | #4017 | ↓494 |
| 1990 | #3467 | ↑550 |
| 1991 | #4476 | ↓1009 |
| 1992 | #7422 | ↓2946 |
| 1993 | #4697 | ↑2725 |
| 1994 | #7770 | ↓3073 |
| 1995 | #5928 | ↑1842 |
| 1996 | #7136 | ↓1208 |
| 1997 | #8110 | ↓974 |
| 1998 | #8479 | ↓369 |
| 1999 | #7874 | ↑605 |
| 2000 | #6839 | ↑1035 |
| 2003 | #8643 | ↓1804 |
| 2005 | #7096 | ↑1547 |
| 2006 | #10662 | ↓3566 |
| 2012 | #12274 | ↓1612 |
| 2016 | #12185 | ↑89 |
| 2023 | #12239 | ↓54 |
| 2025 | #10695 | ↑1544 |