Total births
67
US rank #11896 Boys' name Peak 2020 67 births
Fordham — #11896 US boys' name
67 babies named Fordham in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#11896
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 16% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
61% of everyone ever named Fordham was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
11 babies were named Fordham in 2020 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Fordham
The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Fordham between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fordham currently holds the #11896 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Fordham performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fordham shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Fordham in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 67 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Fordham at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#11,896
Active since
2015
Fordham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015
- Peak year (2020)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
Fordham by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 41 births that decade — 61% of Fordham's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fordham? ▼
67 babies have been named Fordham since 2015. It currently ranks #11896 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 11 births.
When was Fordham most popular? ▼
Fordham was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Fordham been used? ▼
Fordham has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fordham? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Forrest, Forest, Ford, Fortunato, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Fordham
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Ford Boy
#570 10,364 births
Fortunato Boy
#12371 905 births
Fortino Boy
#7802 792 births
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.