#5702024 rank
2021peak year
9,524babies named Ford since 1880
▲ +1%5-year trend
Ford popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Ford mean?
An English surname for one living at a ford, a shallow river crossing, from Old English ford. Also reads as a machine-age nod to Henry Ford.
OriginEnglish
Syllables1
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage
Names like Ford
Same era, same vibe — if you like Ford, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Fords
- Henry Ford, industrialist
Spellings & variants
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