UK boy's name
Trafford
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2011. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Trafford is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Trafford popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2011 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3830, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 14 births.
This profile covers 135 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 1996 to 2011. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 29% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 134 living people in the UK are called Trafford. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2012 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Trafford ranked #3830 for boys in England and Wales in 2011, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 14 boys were registered as Trafford.
- • About 134 living people in the UK are estimated to have Trafford as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3830
2011
Births in 2011
4
Latest year
Peak year
1998
14 births
Estimated living
134
2026
Popularity
Trafford over time
The chart below shows babies named Trafford registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2011. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Trafford, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2011, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Trafford by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Trafford was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4254 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | #2075 | 88 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1325 | 40 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Trafford
- Thomas 160,894
- Tyler 42,147
- Theo 40,594
- Toby 32,482
- Theodore 30,211
- Tommy 25,300
- Teddy 20,781
- Taylor 14,354
- Tobias 13,102
- Tom 9,822
- Tristan 9,171
- Timothy 6,200
FAQ
Trafford: questions and answers
How popular is the name Trafford in the UK right now?
In 2011, Trafford was ranked #3830 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Trafford most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 14 babies registered as Trafford in England and Wales.
How many people are called Trafford in the UK?
A total of 135 babies have been registered as Trafford across the 16 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.