Ford is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ford in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
US Rank #570
About the Name Ford
Ford is steadily gaining in popularity, up 67 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1642 in 1998, and it currently sits at #1758. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Ford is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school ā standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #570, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ford
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Ford per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ford in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ford is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 67 places over the last five years to #1758 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ford is more popular in the US (#570) than in the UK (#1758). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Ford include: Ford F-Series ā The Ford F-Series is a series of light-duty trucks marketed and manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since model year 1948 as a range of full-size pickup...; Ford Escort (Europe) ā The Ford Escort is a small family car that was manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2004.; Ford flathead V8 engine ā The Ford flathead V8 (often called simply the Ford flathead or flathead Ford) is a V8 engine with a flat cylinder head introduced by the Ford Motor Company in....
Ford ranks #570 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
14
UK babies named Ford (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 67 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ford
Likely around 1 other Ford in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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The Ford Escort is a small family car that was manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2004. In total, the six generations were spread across three basic platforms: the original, rear-wheel-drive Mk.1/Mk.2, the "Erika" front-wheel-drive Mk.3/Mk.4, and the final CE-14 Mk.5/Mk.6 version.
Edsel Bryant Ford was an American business executive and philanthropist, who was the only child of pioneering industrialist Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Jane Bryant Ford. He was the president of the Ford Motor Company from 1919 until his death in 1943.
The Ford flathead V8 (often called simply the Ford flathead or flathead Ford) is a V8 engine with a flat cylinder head introduced by the Ford Motor Company in 1932 and built by Ford through 1953. During the engine's first decade of production, when overhead-valve engines were used by only a small minority of makes, it was usually known simply as the Ford Vā8, and the first car model in which it was installed, the Model 18, was (and still is) often called simply the "Ford V-8" after its new engine.
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