The baby name Rayford appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 1990. It was most popular in 1930 with 186 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Rayford has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1913 | 25 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 49 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 27 |
| 1918 | 73 |
| 1919 | 95 |
| 1920 | 75 |
| 1921 | 61 |
| 1922 | 82 |
| 1923 | 83 |
| 1924 | 72 |
| 1925 | 111 |
| 1926 | 111 |
| 1927 | 89 |
| 1928 | 118 |
| 1929 | 154 |
| 1930 | 186 |
| 1931 | 116 |
| 1932 | 91 |
| 1933 | 73 |
| 1934 | 109 |
| 1935 | 97 |
| 1936 | 52 |
| 1937 | 129 |
| 1938 | 96 |
| 1939 | 98 |
| 1940 | 106 |
| 1941 | 91 |
| 1942 | 106 |
| 1943 | 99 |
| 1944 | 103 |
| 1945 | 88 |
| 1946 | 91 |
| 1947 | 131 |
| 1948 | 103 |
| 1949 | 96 |
| 1950 | 83 |
| 1951 | 77 |
| 1952 | 95 |
| 1953 | 82 |
| 1954 | 50 |
| 1955 | 91 |
| 1956 | 85 |
| 1957 | 67 |
| 1958 | 50 |
| 1959 | 42 |
| 1960 | 54 |
| 1961 | 23 |
| 1962 | 71 |
| 1963 | 48 |
| 1964 | 56 |
| 1965 | 47 |
| 1966 | 41 |
| 1967 | 74 |
| 1968 | 30 |
| 1969 | 21 |
| 1970 | 15 |
| 1971 | 36 |
| 1972 | 12 |
| 1974 | 16 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 8 |
| 1979 | 16 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1990 | 5 |