How Many People Are Named Ford?
An estimated 7,950 people in the United States have the first name Ford. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Ford peaked in popularity in 2021 with 707 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ford as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ford paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,950
About 1 in 43,114 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2021
707 births
Total Registered
10,381
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ford
Ford is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10,381 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Ford as a male name
Ranked #570 in 2024
504 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (707 births)
Ford as a female name
Ranked #14,369 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 2018 (6 births)
Ford: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ford span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 3,071 babies were registered. Ford remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ford by Decade
How has Ford tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ford by State
Birth registrations for Ford span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Hawaii, West Virginia, Nevada. On average, about 161 Fords were registered per state.
Ford + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ford as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ford
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Ford: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ford?
We estimate approximately 7,950 people named Ford are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 43,114 Americans share this first name.
Is Ford a common name?
Ford is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,381 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ford most popular?
Ford reached peak popularity in 2021, when 707 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ford is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ford a male name?
Ford is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ford Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ford Smith, Ford Johnson, Ford Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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