Delford

Delford

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Delford is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Delford M. Smith, American aviator and businessman Robert Delford Brown, American performance artist

From Wikipedia

Delford first appears in the data in 1913 and has been recorded in 56 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1925 with 19 babies (rank #1,820 that year). It was not in the 2024 data.

Numerology of Delford

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Delford yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

548

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1913	5	#2,922
1915	5	#3,958
1916	9	#2,766
1917	18	#1,762
1918	8	#3,170
1919	6	#3,833
1920	13	#2,359
1921	18	#1,924
1922	11	#2,666
1923	8	#3,230
1924	14	#2,258
1925	19	#1,820
1926	12	#2,455
1927	14	#2,217
1928	13	#2,293
1929	15	#2,023
1930	13	#2,207
1931	11	#2,355
1932	14	#2,021
1933	11	#2,252
1934	12	#2,158
1935	10	#2,422
1936	13	#1,982
1937	15	#1,843
1938	12	#2,106
1939	8	#2,653
1940	5	#3,564
1941	16	#1,776
1942	5	#3,683
1943	10	#2,442
1944	11	#2,225
1945	8	#2,609
1946	10	#2,437
1947	10	#2,535
1948	8	#2,833
1949	11	#2,370
1950	9	#2,619
1951	11	#2,406
1952	11	#2,407
1953	5	#3,942
1954	11	#2,486
1955	12	#2,330
1956	6	#3,623
1957	9	#2,872
1958	10	#2,684
1959	5	#4,127
1960	6	#3,753
1961	6	#3,738
1962	5	#4,191
1963	5	#4,191
1964	5	#4,180
1966	5	#4,070
1967	7	#3,327
1969	5	#4,536
1971	5	#5,083
1981	9	#4,230

Year

Babies

Rank

1913

#2,922

1915

#3,958

1916

#2,766

1917

#1,762

1918

#3,170

1919

#3,833

1920

#2,359

1921

#1,924

1922

#2,666

1923

#3,230

1924

#2,258

1925

#1,820

1926

#2,455

1927

#2,217

1928

#2,293

1929

#2,023

1930

#2,207

1931

#2,355

1932

#2,021

1933

#2,252

1934

#2,158

1935

#2,422

1936

#1,982

1937

#1,843

1938

#2,106

1939

#2,653

1940

#3,564

1941

#1,776

1942

#3,683

1943

#2,442

1944

#2,225

1945

#2,609

1946

#2,437

1947

#2,535

1948

#2,833

1949

#2,370

1950

#2,619

1951

#2,406

1952

#2,407

1953

#3,942

1954

#2,486

1955

#2,330

1956

#3,623

1957

#2,872

1958

#2,684

1959

#4,127

1960

#3,753

1961

#3,738

1962

#4,191

1963

#4,191

1964

#4,180

1966

#4,070

1967

#3,327

1969

#4,536

1971

#5,083

1981

#4,230

Meaning

Numerology of Delford

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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