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Delford
How to Pronounce Delford
Pronounced DEL-ferd /ˈdɛl.fərd/Medium
Meaning: Delford reads as a coined American name joining the Del- element (as in Delbert and Delmar) with the English place-name ending -ford, 'a ford or river crossing'; it follows the pattern of surname-style first names like Telford and Crawford.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Delford is a coined American name in the surname-name style, joining Del- to the place-name element -ford, 'river crossing.' It appears mostly in the early twentieth century, often in the South.
Delford was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 1925, and it stays rare. A boy named Delford then would belong to the grandparent generation now.
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What does the name Delford mean?
It is a coined name joining the Del- prefix with the English -ford, meaning 'river crossing.'
How do you pronounce Delford?
It is said DEL-ferd /ˈdɛl.fərd/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Delford a boy or girl name?
Delford is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Delford?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-twenties.