Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ford

Gender

Male

Origin

English
River Crossing

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ford

Pronunciation

f(o)-rd

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #439, 707 births); most recent 2025 (rank #474, 642 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #13792, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025642–
2024504–
2023564–
2022649–
2021707–
2020647–
20194976
20184176
2017344–
2016342–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1704, 15 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202515
202414
202311
202211
20218
202012
201913
201811
201712
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #535, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20254
20245
20235
2022–
20215
20205
20195
2018–
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #532, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20235
20226
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence