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Buford

Boy

Classic name

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1921 was its best year: 334 births, or 1 baby in 6,989. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 125 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 10691.
10,854births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 318rank at its peak, in 1921

Where babies named Buford are born

1921

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The darker the blue, the more common Buford is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Buford is most common in Tennessee (8 times), Alabama (5) and Kentucky (4.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

Names from the same era

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