Boy name
Ford
Ford holds the #474 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 642 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1890 (#434 nationally, 17 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#158 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#474
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#434
in 1890 (1890s)
Babies in 2025
642
boys named Ford
Ford popularity, 1880–2025
Where Ford is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#158), Montana (#227), Colorado (#272)
Uniqueness score
40/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ford in the most recent year of SSA data.