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    The first name Ford

    A boy’s name.

    Pronounced /fɔɹd/ 1 syllable Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    A male given name transferred from the surname.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 15 boys were named Ford, making it the 1,705th most popular boys’ name.

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    193
    babies named Ford, 1996–2025
    #1,705
    rank in 2025
    2025
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ford with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Ford at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 642 boys born in the United States were named Ford, the 474th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 707 were.

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    11,026
    babies named Ford since 1880
    #474
    rank in 2025
    2021
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Ford in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Форд
    Bulgarian
    福特
    Fútè
    Chinese

    Spelled Ford in Czech too.

    Famous people named Ford

    9 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Francis Ford Coppola
      American filmmaker (born 1939)
    • Ford Madox Brown
      British painter (1821–1893)
    • Ford Madox Ford
      English writer and publisher (1873-1939)
    • Ford Sterling
      American comedian (1883–1939)
    • Ford Konno
      American swimmer, born 1933
    • Ford Rainey
      American actor (1908–2005)
    • Ford Beebe
      American screenwriter, film director (1888–1978)
    • William Gibson
      American-Canadian speculative fiction writer (born 1948)
    • Stanley Rous
      6th President of FIFA (1895–1986)

    Questions

    How popular is the name Ford?
    In 2025, 15 boys born in England and Wales were named Ford, ranking 1,705th.
    Is Ford a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 11,026 US babies named Ford since 1880 were boys.
    When was Ford most popular?
    2021 in the United States, when 707 babies were named Ford, its highest rank at 439th.
    How do you pronounce Ford?
    Ford is /fɔɹd/, one syllable.
    Is Ford also a surname?
    Yes. Ford is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.