Standford
Standford is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east of Bordon, on the B3004 road. It is in the civil parish of Headley.
Meaning & Origin of Standford
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Standford is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east of Bordon, on the B3004 road. It is in the civil parish of Headley.
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The Story of Standford
Standford first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1927, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 10 Standfords were born — ranking #2,559 that year. As of 2026, Standford ranks #2,559 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 25 Standfords have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Standford
Standford is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Standford's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #2,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Standford's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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