Buford is an established boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Buford is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,884 for boy births in the United States (and #22,478 across all names), given to 6 babies. Buford was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (334 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,884 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,533 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,487 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,563 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,858 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,193 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,790 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,922 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | — | #7,973 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #8,611 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,268 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,238 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #5,986 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #7,898 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | — | #4,738 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #7,535 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | — | #4,522 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | — | #3,483 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,046 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | — | #3,545 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | — | #3,215 |
| 1986 | 22 | — | — | #2,436 |
| 1985 | 24 | — | — | #2,233 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | #2,838 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | — | #2,593 |
| 1982 | 32 | — | — | #1,779 |
| 1981 | 19 | — | — | #2,504 |
| 1980 | 30 | — | — | #1,859 |
| 1979 | 39 | — | — | #1,512 |
| 1978 | 31 | — | — | #1,726 |
| 1977 | 35 | — | — | #1,573 |
| 1976 | 33 | — | — | #1,614 |
| 1975 | 46 | — | — | #1,259 |
| 1974 | 36 | — | — | #1,439 |
| 1973 | 31 | — | — | #1,551 |
| 1972 | 25 | — | — | #1,776 |
| 1971 | 46 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1970 | 53 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1969 | 56 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1968 | 47 | — | — | #1,084 |
| 1967 | 45 | — | — | #1,104 |
| 1966 | 41 | — | — | #1,165 |
| 1965 | 67 | — | — | #900 |
| 1964 | 62 | — | — | #967 |
| 1963 | 54 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1962 | 65 | — | — | #940 |
| 1961 | 80 | — | — | #855 |
| 1960 | 70 | — | — | #905 |
| 1959 | 65 | — | — | #953 |
| 1958 | 67 | — | — | #928 |
| 1957 | 79 | — | — | #845 |
| 1956 | 108 | — | — | #708 |
| 1955 | 93 | — | — | #756 |
| 1954 | 97 | — | — | #733 |
| 1953 | 108 | — | — | #687 |
| 1952 | 114 | — | #5,643 | #660 |
| 1951 | 107 | — | — | #675 |
| 1950 | 130 | — | — | #599 |
| 1949 | 148 | — | — | #551 |
| 1948 | 143 | — | — | #560 |
| 1947 | 166 | — | — | #526 |
| 1946 | 145 | — | — | #534 |
| 1945 | 129 | — | — | #525 |
| 1944 | 172 | — | — | #464 |
| 1943 | 198 | — | — | #451 |
| 1942 | 182 | — | — | #457 |
| 1941 | 183 | — | — | #432 |
| 1940 | 191 | — | #4,438 | #427 |
| 1939 | 164 | — | — | #446 |
| 1938 | 196 | — | — | #405 |
| 1937 | 193 | — | — | #406 |
| 1936 | 167 | — | #3,413 | #445 |
| 1935 | 174 | — | — | #424 |
| 1934 | 211 | — | — | #375 |
| 1933 | 169 | — | — | #418 |
| 1932 | 228 | — | — | #368 |
| 1931 | 200 | — | — | #399 |
| 1930 | 240 | — | — | #371 |
| 1929 | 230 | — | — | #379 |
| 1928 | 246 | — | #4,255 | #380 |
| 1927 | 247 | — | #4,900 | #377 |
| 1926 | 274 | — | #3,075 | #359 |
| 1925 | 283 | — | — | #347 |
| 1924 | 304 | — | — | #334 |
| 1923 | 286 | — | #4,027 | #352 |
| 1922 | 312 | — | #4,059 | #335 |
| 1921 | 334 | — | — | #318 |
| 1920 | 283 | — | #5,082 | #354 |
| 1919 | 264 | — | #4,323 | #357 |
| 1918 | 259 | — | #3,929 | #370 |
| 1917 | 254 | — | #4,687 | #353 |
| 1916 | 249 | — | #4,511 | #342 |
| 1915 | 214 | — | #4,366 | #372 |
| 1914 | 165 | — | — | #368 |
| 1913 | 142 | — | #2,875 | #357 |
| 1912 | 116 | — | #2,184 | #370 |
| 1911 | 53 | — | — | #390 |
| 1910 | 69 | — | #2,180 | #311 |
| 1909 | 36 | — | — | #408 |
| 1908 | 52 | — | #2,156 | #326 |
| 1907 | 25 | — | — | #466 |
| 1906 | 29 | — | — | #401 |
| 1905 | 37 | — | — | #329 |
| 1904 | 25 | — | — | #417 |
| 1903 | 24 | — | — | #403 |
| 1902 | 14 | — | — | #592 |
| 1901 | 17 | — | — | #471 |
| 1900 | 23 | — | — | #478 |
| 1899 | 18 | — | — | #440 |
| 1898 | 18 | — | — | #488 |
| 1897 | 15 | — | — | #518 |
| 1896 | 17 | — | — | #505 |
| 1895 | 20 | — | — | #439 |
| 1894 | 17 | — | — | #483 |
| 1893 | 12 | — | — | #575 |
| 1892 | 14 | — | — | #551 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | — | #526 |
| 1890 | 13 | — | — | #539 |
| 1888 | 13 | — | — | #558 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | — | #637 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #773 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | — | #620 |
| 1883 | 10 | — | — | #603 |
| 1881 | 9 | — | — | #604 |
| 1880 | 11 | — | — | #575 |