Walford
Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. It is the primary setting for the soap. EastEnders is filmed at Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, towards the north-west of London. Much of the location work is filmed in nearby Watford, which was chosen for many of the exterior scenes due to its close proximity and the town's name being so similar to Walford.
Meaning & Origin of Walford
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. It is the primary setting for the soap. EastEnders is filmed at Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, towards the north-west of London. Much of the location work is filmed in nearby Watford, which was chosen for many of the exterior scenes due to its close proximity and the town's name being so similar to Walford.
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The Story of Walford
Walford first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1925, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 8 Walfords were born — ranking #3,155 that year. As of 2026, Walford ranks #3,155 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 8 Walfords 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 Walford
Walford is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 8 births in the dataset. Walford's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #3,155. Use the chart and map above to compare Walford'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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