Telford
Telford is a town in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. The wider borough covers the town, its suburbs and surrounding towns and villages. The town is close to the county's eastern boundary, and near the River Severn. The notable hill near the town called The Wrekin is part of the Shropshire Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Meaning & Origin of Telford
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Telford is a town in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. The wider borough covers the town, its suburbs and surrounding towns and villages. The town is close to the county's eastern boundary, and near the River Severn. The notable hill near the town called The Wrekin is part of the Shropshire Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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The Story of Telford
Telford first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1937, when 14 Telfords were born — ranking #1,913 that year. As of 2026, Telford ranks #5,464 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 348 Telfords have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Telford
Telford is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 348 births in the dataset. Telford's peak popularity came in 1937 when it ranked #1,913. Use the chart and map above to compare Telford'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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