Stanford is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1954 and has since faded.
Stanford is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,131 for boy births in the United States (and #14,990 across all names), given to 12 babies. Stanford first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1954 (135 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #7,688 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #10,656 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #4,827 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #5,083 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #6,573 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #10,653 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | #5,509 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #5,746 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #7,086 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | #5,261 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #5,882 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #4,656 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #10,627 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #5,695 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #7,171 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #6,026 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #6,216 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | #4,492 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | #4,167 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #4,575 |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | #4,087 |
| 2002 | 23 | 23 | #3,768 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #3,955 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #4,538 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #4,131 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | #3,177 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #2,740 |
| 1996 | 29 | — | #2,666 |
| 1995 | 37 | — | #2,203 |
| 1994 | 29 | — | #2,606 |
| 1993 | 36 | — | #2,203 |
| 1992 | 38 | — | #2,081 |
| 1991 | 57 | — | #1,544 |
| 1990 | 36 | — | #2,079 |
| 1989 | 43 | — | #1,791 |
| 1988 | 52 | — | #1,477 |
| 1987 | 49 | — | #1,480 |
| 1986 | 45 | — | #1,508 |
| 1985 | 47 | — | #1,449 |
| 1984 | 38 | — | #1,603 |
| 1983 | 45 | — | #1,424 |
| 1982 | 50 | — | #1,340 |
| 1981 | 50 | — | #1,330 |
| 1980 | 37 | — | #1,615 |
| 1979 | 51 | — | #1,303 |
| 1978 | 39 | — | #1,503 |
| 1977 | 41 | — | #1,447 |
| 1976 | 35 | — | #1,567 |
| 1975 | 53 | — | #1,166 |
| 1974 | 55 | — | #1,114 |
| 1973 | 71 | — | #961 |
| 1972 | 75 | — | #928 |
| 1971 | 95 | — | #836 |
| 1970 | 70 | — | #967 |
| 1969 | 73 | — | #899 |
| 1968 | 97 | — | #754 |
| 1967 | 83 | — | #800 |
| 1966 | 92 | — | #765 |
| 1965 | 99 | — | #748 |
| 1964 | 79 | — | #859 |
| 1963 | 92 | — | #794 |
| 1962 | 113 | — | #724 |
| 1961 | 104 | — | #757 |
| 1960 | 104 | — | #758 |
| 1959 | 101 | — | #760 |
| 1958 | 113 | — | #711 |
| 1957 | 132 | — | #663 |
| 1956 | 124 | — | #678 |
| 1955 | 105 | — | #713 |
| 1954 | 135 | — | #636 |
| 1953 | 114 | — | #668 |
| 1952 | 126 | — | #627 |
| 1951 | 122 | — | #644 |
| 1950 | 119 | — | #635 |
| 1949 | 128 | — | #605 |
| 1948 | 128 | — | #596 |
| 1947 | 113 | — | #650 |
| 1946 | 97 | — | #658 |
| 1945 | 84 | — | #662 |
| 1944 | 95 | — | #632 |
| 1943 | 74 | — | #761 |
| 1942 | 96 | — | #662 |
| 1941 | 92 | — | #639 |
| 1940 | 79 | — | #685 |
| 1939 | 82 | — | #658 |
| 1938 | 105 | — | #573 |
| 1937 | 85 | — | #646 |
| 1936 | 90 | — | #616 |
| 1935 | 86 | — | #639 |
| 1934 | 103 | — | #584 |
| 1933 | 92 | — | #609 |
| 1932 | 86 | — | #663 |
| 1931 | 130 | — | #505 |
| 1930 | 101 | — | #616 |
| 1929 | 118 | — | #541 |
| 1928 | 118 | — | #566 |
| 1927 | 131 | — | #540 |
| 1926 | 100 | — | #630 |
| 1925 | 94 | — | #662 |
| 1924 | 93 | — | #676 |
| 1923 | 92 | — | #669 |
| 1922 | 119 | — | #593 |
| 1921 | 93 | — | #673 |
| 1920 | 97 | — | #644 |
| 1919 | 90 | — | #647 |
| 1918 | 92 | — | #644 |
| 1917 | 107 | — | #575 |
| 1916 | 76 | — | #684 |
| 1915 | 87 | — | #620 |
| 1914 | 68 | — | #615 |
| 1913 | 58 | — | #578 |
| 1912 | 43 | — | #648 |
| 1911 | 21 | — | #702 |
| 1910 | 20 | — | #673 |
| 1909 | 20 | — | #608 |
| 1908 | 15 | — | #709 |
| 1907 | 16 | — | #661 |
| 1906 | 13 | — | #701 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,219 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | #955 |
| 1903 | 10 | — | #774 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,197 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | #830 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,042 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | #987 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,069 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | #723 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | #909 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #898 |