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Ford

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Meaning of Ford: English: 'river crossing'

Ford is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 485th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#485

642 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,026

First recorded 1880 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 16 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 25 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 28 babies1993: 27 babies1994: 38 babies1995: 36 babies1996: 36 babies1997: 49 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 52 babies20002001: 41 babies2002: 45 babies2003: 54 babies2004: 37 babies2005: 62 babies2006: 88 babies2007: 66 babies2008: 87 babies2009: 94 babies2010: 101 babies20102011: 139 babies2012: 171 babies2013: 183 babies2014: 245 babies2015: 332 babies2016: 342 babies2017: 344 babies2018: 423 babies2019: 503 babies2020: 647 babies20202021: 707 babies2022: 649 babies2023: 564 babies2024: 507 babies2025: 642 babies
US babies named Ford per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 707.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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