Redford comes from the English tradition, meaning Red ford.
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How popular is Redford?
2017peak year
Today, Redford is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #6755), with only about 14 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2017, 20 babies were given the name (ranked #4890 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Redford's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 202 babies have been registered as Redford since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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