Forster vs Ford

Side-by-side comparison of Forster and Ford — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Forster

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Name B

Ford

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Metric Forster Ford
Current Rank Unranked #570
Total Births (all years) 38 10,364
Peak Year 1938 2021
Peak Year Births 7 707
Peak Decade 1940ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Forster Ford
1880ss — 82
1890ss — 115
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 694
1920ss 10 737
1930ss 12 353
1940ss 16 445
1950ss — 418
1960ss — 267
1970ss — 156
1980ss — 169
1990ss — 330
2000ss — 626
2010ss — 2,766
2020ss — 3,071

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Forster Ford
2014 — 245
2015 — 327
2016 — 342
2017 — 344
2018 — 417
2019 — 497
2020 — 647
2021 — 707
2022 — 649
2023 — 564
2024 — 504

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–1947.

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