Rayford is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1937 and has since faded.
Rayford is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,446 for boy births in the United States (and #27,675 across all names), given to 5 babies. Rayford was first reported in SSA data in 1896 and peaked in 1937 (124 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,446 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #11,938 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #11,820 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,884 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #10,476 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #11,835 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #13,764 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #13,870 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #11,863 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #8,155 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #12,036 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #10,405 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #7,005 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #7,398 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #5,994 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #5,341 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #10,051 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #5,958 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #6,192 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #5,997 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #5,116 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #7,613 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #5,378 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #6,688 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #3,711 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | #2,896 |
| 1990 | 22 | — | #2,940 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | #3,066 |
| 1988 | 21 | — | #2,749 |
| 1987 | 22 | — | #2,535 |
| 1986 | 26 | — | #2,212 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | #2,800 |
| 1984 | 31 | — | #1,832 |
| 1983 | 22 | — | #2,323 |
| 1982 | 34 | — | #1,728 |
| 1981 | 30 | — | #1,891 |
| 1980 | 24 | — | #2,204 |
| 1979 | 35 | — | #1,661 |
| 1978 | 29 | — | #1,824 |
| 1977 | 31 | — | #1,734 |
| 1976 | 23 | — | #2,097 |
| 1975 | 36 | — | #1,497 |
| 1974 | 35 | — | #1,496 |
| 1973 | 24 | — | #1,864 |
| 1972 | 43 | — | #1,283 |
| 1971 | 52 | — | #1,144 |
| 1970 | 40 | — | #1,331 |
| 1969 | 50 | — | #1,105 |
| 1968 | 58 | — | #966 |
| 1967 | 71 | — | #855 |
| 1966 | 57 | — | #965 |
| 1965 | 56 | — | #993 |
| 1964 | 64 | — | #954 |
| 1963 | 61 | — | #970 |
| 1962 | 79 | — | #852 |
| 1961 | 69 | — | #923 |
| 1960 | 76 | — | #875 |
| 1959 | 56 | — | #1,032 |
| 1958 | 83 | — | #827 |
| 1957 | 82 | — | #839 |
| 1956 | 93 | — | #769 |
| 1955 | 89 | — | #777 |
| 1954 | 96 | — | #738 |
| 1953 | 87 | — | #764 |
| 1952 | 111 | — | #659 |
| 1951 | 96 | — | #710 |
| 1950 | 99 | — | #689 |
| 1949 | 90 | — | #726 |
| 1948 | 91 | — | #702 |
| 1947 | 105 | — | #676 |
| 1946 | 99 | — | #651 |
| 1945 | 77 | — | #697 |
| 1944 | 111 | — | #584 |
| 1943 | 103 | — | #627 |
| 1942 | 92 | — | #676 |
| 1941 | 84 | — | #669 |
| 1940 | 96 | — | #606 |
| 1939 | 88 | — | #627 |
| 1938 | 101 | — | #585 |
| 1937 | 124 | — | #518 |
| 1936 | 82 | — | #642 |
| 1935 | 91 | — | #615 |
| 1934 | 93 | — | #622 |
| 1933 | 78 | — | #666 |
| 1932 | 96 | — | #604 |
| 1931 | 80 | — | #671 |
| 1930 | 90 | — | #652 |
| 1929 | 90 | — | #653 |
| 1928 | 95 | — | #641 |
| 1927 | 92 | — | #666 |
| 1926 | 83 | — | #697 |
| 1925 | 98 | — | #643 |
| 1924 | 81 | — | #742 |
| 1923 | 78 | — | #743 |
| 1922 | 80 | — | #740 |
| 1921 | 71 | — | #811 |
| 1920 | 73 | — | #780 |
| 1919 | 79 | — | #714 |
| 1918 | 60 | — | #854 |
| 1917 | 50 | — | #905 |
| 1916 | 27 | — | #1,327 |
| 1915 | 44 | — | #950 |
| 1914 | 29 | — | #1,071 |
| 1913 | 28 | — | #947 |
| 1912 | 23 | — | #962 |
| 1911 | 13 | — | #969 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | #1,398 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | #831 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #1,342 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | #1,072 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #1,380 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,271 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,177 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,279 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | #882 |