Masculine dossier · first seen 1896

Linford

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1921

Peak era

1921

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1896Peak 19212025

Quick answers about Linford

An estimated 341 living Americans are named Linford.

Linford 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 Linford is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 42 and 75 years old.

Not especially. Linford has been declining since its 1921 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

779

Linford last appeared in SSA records in 2019. Across its recorded history, about 779 American boys received the name.

Linford peaked in 1921, when 20 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 779 Americans named Linford since 1896.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1921

Living profile

341

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age62

Core range42–75

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.