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Stanford: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“stony ford”
Origin
Old English
Say it
STAN-ferd · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

An English surname and place name from Old English stan + ford. It is used as a given name through surname transfer.

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How popular is Stanford?

20243.3 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Stanford in 202411

Peak year1931

Total US babies since 18807,714

Stanford is steady now but far below its 1931 peak.

Names like Stanford

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Stanford questions

What does the name Stanford mean?

Stanford means "stony ford". It comes from Old English. An English surname and place name from Old English stan + ford. It is used as a given name through surname transfer.

Is Stanford a boy or girl name?

Stanford is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Stanford?

11 US babies were named Stanford in 2024. Its peak year was 1931.

How do you pronounce Stanford?

Stanford is usually pronounced STAN-ferd.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.