Ford
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FORD
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,473 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #474 for boys
Big in Scotland
Ford is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “river crossing”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 474th for boys in the US (642 babies).
What does Ford mean?
English: English surname
“river crossing”
From an English surname for someone living by a ford, a shallow river crossing.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ford a girl's or a boy's name?
Ford is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the UK and 642 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ford in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Ford, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ford in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Ford in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Ford in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #474among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 642about 1 in 2,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 642 boys in the US were named Ford, making it the 474th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 459th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 707 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ford in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ford in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 642 | #474 |
| 2024 | 507 | #570 |
| 2023 | 564 | #523 |
| 2022 | 649 | #476 |
| 2021 | 707 | #439 |
| 2020 | 647 | #459 |
| 2019 | 497 | #562 |
| 2018 | 417 | #635 |
| 2017 | 344 | #711 |
| 2016 | 342 | #714 |
| 2015 | 327 | #741 |
| 2014 | 245 | #884 |
| 2013 | 183 | #1,047 |
| 2012 | 171 | #1,090 |
| 2011 | 139 | #1,244 |
| 2010 | 101 | #1,565 |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,664 |
| 2008 | 87 | #1,736 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,071 |
| 2006 | 88 | #1,627 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,004 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,073 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,291 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,964 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,459 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,447 |
| 1997 | 49 | #1,887 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,205 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,635 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,362 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,657 |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,604 |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,539 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,455 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,039 |
| 1963 | 30 | #1,425 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,422 |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,405 |
| 1960 | 36 | #1,319 |
| 1959 | 48 | #1,116 |
| 1958 | 37 | #1,264 |
| 1957 | 42 | #1,198 |
| 1956 | 42 | #1,170 |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,502 |
| 1954 | 49 | #1,067 |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,101 |
| 1952 | 38 | #1,194 |
| 1951 | 51 | #983 |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,104 |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,028 |
| 1948 | 45 | #1,046 |
| 1947 | 63 | #877 |
| 1946 | 47 | #980 |
| 1945 | 38 | #1,038 |
| 1944 | 48 | #918 |
| 1943 | 41 | #1,053 |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,036 |
| 1941 | 46 | #938 |
| 1940 | 29 | #1,251 |
| 1939 | 43 | #954 |
| 1938 | 34 | #1,109 |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,148 |
| 1936 | 29 | #1,225 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,098 |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,150 |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,159 |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,175 |
| 1931 | 34 | #1,170 |
| 1930 | 47 | #990 |
| 1929 | 51 | #940 |
| 1928 | 50 | #963 |
| 1927 | 63 | #849 |
| 1926 | 71 | #765 |
| 1925 | 88 | #682 |
| 1924 | 76 | #771 |
| 1923 | 115 | #588 |
| 1922 | 87 | #698 |
| 1921 | 79 | #745 |
| 1920 | 57 | #911 |
| 1919 | 79 | #704 |
| 1918 | 72 | #761 |
| 1917 | 95 | #610 |
| 1916 | 101 | #571 |
| 1915 | 133 | #482 |
| 1914 | 72 | #591 |
| 1913 | 51 | #615 |
| 1912 | 57 | #521 |
| 1911 | 18 | #758 |
| 1910 | 16 | #755 |
| 1909 | 16 | #679 |
| 1908 | 23 | #522 |
| 1907 | 9 | #929 |
| 1906 | 13 | #674 |
| 1905 | 12 | #699 |
| 1904 | 9 | #810 |
| 1903 | 9 | #783 |
| 1902 | 13 | #614 |
| 1901 | 7 | #857 |
| 1900 | 24 | #469 |
| 1899 | 11 | #613 |
| 1898 | 9 | #743 |
| 1897 | 10 | #681 |
| 1896 | 11 | #674 |
| 1895 | 8 | #794 |
| 1894 | 13 | #567 |
| 1893 | 13 | #538 |
| 1892 | 12 | #596 |
| 1891 | 11 | #564 |
| 1890 | 17 | #434 |
| 1889 | 15 | #482 |
| 1888 | 8 | #755 |
| 1887 | 10 | #583 |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
| 1885 | 9 | #641 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #677 |
| 1882 | 7 | #754 |
| 1881 | 11 | #533 |
| 1880 | 8 | #682 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ford: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ford, updated 20 October 2026.