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Ford

Boy's name · #474 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Ford is near its high-water mark: it reached #439 in 2021 and still ranked #474 in 2025. About 11,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#692 in Scotland (2025) · #1,732 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,115 in Canada (2024).

Famous Fords

• 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
• Ford Rainey — American actor (1908–2005)

In stories & tradition

• Ford Prefect — The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)
• Ford Pines — Gravity Falls (TV series)
• Ford Fairlane — The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (film)

What Fords become

Among 58 notable people named Ford:

Entertainers appear 2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ford Sterling, American comedian (1883–1939).

Similar names: Oakley · Fox · Kyson · Creed · Flynn · Finley

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