Mostly girls
Adaline
Variation of Adeline, English
“noble”
Mostly boys · English
Ford
“dweller at the ford”
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The story behind the name
Meet Ford.
US birth records for 2025 list 642 boys named Ford (rank #474).
For boys, the recorded count rose from 507 in 2024 to 642 in 2025.
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How popular is Ford?
Boys · 2025#474642 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 474 | 642 |
| 2024 | Boys | 570 | 507 |
| 2023 | Boys | 523 | 564 |
| 2022 | Boys | 477 | 649 |
| 2021 | Boys | 439 | 707 |
| 2020 | Boys | 459 | 647 |
| 2019 | Boys | 562 | 497 |
| 2019 | Girls | 14,376 | 6 |
| 2018 | Boys | 635 | 417 |
| 2018 | Girls | 14,401 | 6 |
| 2017 | Boys | 711 | 344 |
| 2016 | Boys | 714 | 342 |
| 2015 | Boys | 741 | 327 |
| 2015 | Girls | 17,345 | 5 |
| 2014 | Boys | 885 | 245 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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