Names / Boy names
Ford
Current rank
#474
and rising
All-time peak
#439
in 2021
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
11,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #439 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Ford was first recorded in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. Its strongest year was 2021, at #439 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #474, climbing. Across all years, more than 11,000 children have been named this.