Masculine dossier · first seen 1891

Gifford

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1920

Peak era

1920

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Gifford

An estimated 513 living Americans are named Gifford.

Gifford fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Gifford is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 47 and 71 years old.

Not especially. Gifford has been declining since its 1920 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1891Peak 19202025

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,452

Gifford last appeared in SSA records in 2017. Across its recorded history, about 1,452 American boys received the name.

Gifford peaked in 1920, when 40 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,452 Americans named Gifford since 1891.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1920

Living profile

589

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age64

Core range49–74

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.