Boys' name · since 1880
Ford
11,009 babies named Ford in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,140 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,009
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ford currently ranks #474 among boys' names in America, with 11,009 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ford has been recorded 11,009 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #474 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,140 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #474 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,009 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ford ranks #1,140 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #474 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,009 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,140 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,009
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ford's 11,009 recorded births place it above 97.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ford compares
11,009 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ford's all-time total is 30x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ford | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,009 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 707 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ford's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 707, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ford popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 707
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ford popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 2015 (Ford as girls' name)
Ford by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,716 births, 34% of the file).
2020s was Ford's strongest decade.
3,716 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 82
1880s
82 births
- 1890s 115
1890s
115 births
- 1900s 135
1900s
135 births
- 1910s 694
1910s
694 births
- 1920s 737
1920s
737 births
- 1930s 353
1930s
353 births
- 1940s 445
1940s
445 births
- 1950s 418
1950s
418 births
- 1960s 267
1960s
267 births
- 1970s 156
1970s
156 births
- 1980s 169
1980s
169 births
- 1990s 330
1990s
330 births
- 2000s 626
2000s
626 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,766 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,716 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,716 births (34% of all-time use).
How Ford compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ford's total volume
Ford by state
Where Ford concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 978 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 906 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 473 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 288 | 2.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 279 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 267 | 2.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 262 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 257 | 2.3% |
978 of 11,009 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Ford appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ford's data
- California records the most Fords (978 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ford draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.