Quick answers about Bedford
How many people are named Bedford?
An estimated 259 living Americans are named Bedford.
How rare is Bedford?
Bedford fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Bedford?
The median age of a living American named Bedford is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 58 and 76 years old.
Is Bedford still popular?
Not especially. Bedford has been declining since its 1924 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Bedford most common?
Bedford has its strongest geographic signal in Tennessee, where it appears 7.7× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Bedford is most concentrated in Tennessee — about 7.7× the national rate in the 1920s.
States where Bedford is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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