The baby name Buford appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1982. It was most popular in 1921 with 440 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Buford has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 63 |
| 1911 | 46 |
| 1912 | 100 |
| 1913 | 116 |
| 1914 | 149 |
| 1915 | 223 |
| 1916 | 284 |
| 1917 | 331 |
| 1918 | 318 |
| 1919 | 346 |
| 1920 | 375 |
| 1921 | 440 |
| 1922 | 421 |
| 1923 | 373 |
| 1924 | 408 |
| 1925 | 385 |
| 1926 | 355 |
| 1927 | 279 |
| 1928 | 261 |
| 1929 | 323 |
| 1930 | 366 |
| 1931 | 187 |
| 1932 | 235 |
| 1933 | 164 |
| 1934 | 205 |
| 1935 | 161 |
| 1936 | 171 |
| 1937 | 208 |
| 1938 | 213 |
| 1939 | 184 |
| 1940 | 228 |
| 1941 | 202 |
| 1942 | 192 |
| 1943 | 202 |
| 1944 | 176 |
| 1945 | 123 |
| 1946 | 131 |
| 1947 | 223 |
| 1948 | 139 |
| 1949 | 187 |
| 1950 | 130 |
| 1951 | 98 |
| 1952 | 109 |
| 1953 | 103 |
| 1954 | 89 |
| 1955 | 103 |
| 1956 | 140 |
| 1957 | 75 |
| 1958 | 50 |
| 1959 | 40 |
| 1960 | 62 |
| 1961 | 56 |
| 1962 | 47 |
| 1963 | 40 |
| 1964 | 63 |
| 1965 | 43 |
| 1966 | 12 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1968 | 17 |
| 1969 | 26 |
| 1970 | 25 |
| 1971 | 20 |
| 1973 | 17 |
| 1974 | 10 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 7 |
| 1977 | 15 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1981 | 10 |
| 1982 | 5 |