The baby name Ford is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /fɔrd/ (US), /fɔːd/ (UK); rhymes with "board".
Ford is English in Origin.
The baby name Ford is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /fɔrd/ (US), /fɔːd/ (UK); rhymes with "board".
Ford is English in Origin.
Ford is an English surname-turned-given name meaning “river crossing” or “shallow place where water is crossed.” It derives from Old English ford, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- “to pass over.” The name marked someone who lived by or near a ford, then migrated from a topographic surname to a compact first name with sturdy, outdoorsy connotations.
Adopted as a given name in Britain and the United States in the 19th century, Ford gained recognition through industrialist Henry Ford and later President Gerald Ford, lending it an American sheen. Literary echoes include painter Ford Madox Brown, Ford Madox Ford, Ford Prefect in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and the “Our Ford” reverence in Brave New World. Variants and related forms include Forde (Irish/English spelling), pet forms Fordy/Fordie, and occasional use as a short form of Clifford, Bradford, Crawford, or Oxford. Mostly masculine, it sees some gender-neutral use today.
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | Pratt | Chris Pratt | television actor | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #136 | 4 | 6,332 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #148 | 7 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2013 | #189 | 2 | 1,429 |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #253 | 7 | 3,997 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #285 | 22 | 2,588 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #302 | 4 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #334 | 12 | 8,138 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #348 | 36 | 11,440 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #364 | 6 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #444 | 24 | 7,628 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #475 | 504 | 7,044 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #478 | 28 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #514 | 14 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #543 | 10 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #618 | 5 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #647 | 19 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #647 | 21 | 13,071 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #685 | 6 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #750 | 20 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #760 | 8 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #810 | 20 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #854 | 33 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #860 | 19 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #903 | 18 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #907 | 6 | 8,965 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #908 | 23 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #915 | 37 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #931 | 52 | 16,355 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #938 | 15 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,050 | 79 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,062 | 31 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,067 | 45 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,092 | 85 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,131 | 48 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,182 | 30 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,420 | 52 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,522 | 93 | 28,008 |
Ford is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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