Ford
Pronounced F AO1 R D (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2021
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Ford?
Ford is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 10,386 children — the 1,053rd most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 707 children were given it.
Forde is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Ford and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Forde
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- F AO1 R D
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ford
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ford
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ford?
- Ford ranks 1,053rd among boys' names in US records, with 10,386 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,998.
- Is Ford a unisex name?
- No. Ford is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ford most popular?
- 2021, when 707 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Ford spelled?
- Forde. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.