Rayford is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Rayford means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Rayford across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Rayford has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Rayford is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “ford where rye grows; roe deer ford”. An English place-name surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,516 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Rayford per year, United States (1896 to 2025). United States peaked in 1937 (124/yr).
Rayford is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1937, when it ranked #1,090 nationally (given to 124 babies that year).
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