Benford is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Benford is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1988. Benford first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1927 (12 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,394 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #5,552 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #4,692 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #4,434 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #4,463 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #2,484 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #3,009 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #3,341 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,080 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #3,309 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #3,054 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,030 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #2,989 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #3,869 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,459 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #3,122 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,391 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #2,814 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | #2,333 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #3,769 |
| 1946 | 11 | — | #2,281 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #3,015 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #3,472 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #3,587 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | #2,393 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #2,215 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #2,899 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #2,856 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #2,889 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | #2,469 |
| 1935 | 10 | — | #2,405 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #2,762 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #3,306 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #3,626 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,008 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | #2,404 |
| 1927 | 12 | — | #2,420 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #2,928 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | #2,607 |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #2,666 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #3,857 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #2,999 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #4,351 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,691 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | #2,708 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #2,436 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,208 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,434 |