Ford

Boy name

Ford has been given to 11,026 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2021 and currently ranks #474 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /fɔːd/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

11,026

Peak year

2021 (707 babies)

Rank in 2025

#474 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +93%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ford.

11,027 babies since 1960

11,035 babies since 1997

11,078 babies since 1906

10,911 babies since 1880

10,897 babies since 1974

11,163 babies since 1957

11,207 babies since 1904

11,228 babies since 1880

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