Linford is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Linford is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Linford was first reported in SSA data in 1896 and peaked in 1921 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #13,345 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #13,288 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #10,326 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #11,892 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #13,786 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #11,795 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,758 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,434 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,734 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,594 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #6,985 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,514 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,155 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,937 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,893 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,367 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #5,287 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,388 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,563 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,344 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #3,818 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,758 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,800 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #3,545 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,809 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #2,897 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #3,762 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #3,181 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #3,523 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #3,190 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,888 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #2,991 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | #2,488 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #2,590 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #3,433 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #3,775 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #3,372 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #2,866 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | #2,155 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #3,263 |
| 1951 | 15 | — | #2,017 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | #2,279 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #2,922 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #3,188 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #2,785 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,221 |
| 1945 | 12 | — | #2,080 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | #2,140 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | #2,352 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | #1,776 |
| 1941 | 15 | — | #1,865 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | #2,260 |
| 1939 | 16 | — | #1,764 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #2,781 |
| 1937 | 11 | — | #2,280 |
| 1936 | 10 | — | #2,389 |
| 1935 | 14 | — | #1,996 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | #2,346 |
| 1933 | 12 | — | #2,171 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | #1,968 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | #2,275 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,387 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #2,874 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | #2,115 |
| 1927 | 18 | — | #1,923 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | #2,663 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | #1,977 |
| 1924 | 20 | — | #1,816 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #2,866 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | #1,998 |
| 1921 | 20 | — | #1,800 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,684 |
| 1919 | 15 | — | #2,109 |
| 1918 | 18 | — | #1,868 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #2,503 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #3,070 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,660 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | #2,805 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,756 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,159 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,195 |