Glenn Ford
There are approximately 92 people named Glenn Ford living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,725,591 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Glenn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ford. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
92
1 in 3,725,591
Named Glenn
147K
Alive today
Named Ford
215K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 147K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 64
Estimated bearers: 215K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #137
Per 100K: 62.66
Top ancestry: White (62.0%)
First name trend
Glenn: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Glenn. The peak year was 1962 with 7,391 births. The average person named Glenn today is 64 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Ford surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Ford, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.0%.
- White62.0%
- Black or African American32.0%
- Two or more races2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Glenn has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0429% of the US population, based on 147,202 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Ford appears at a rate of 62.66 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0627%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 92 people with the full name Glenn Ford. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Glenn
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Other people with the surname Ford
FAQ
Glenn Ford: questions and answers
How many people are named Glenn Ford?
We estimate approximately 92 people in the United States share the full name Glenn Ford. That works out to about 1 in 3,725,591 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0429%) with the surname frequency (62.66 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Glenn Ford?
We classify Glenn Ford as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,725,591 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Glenn a male or female name?
Glenn is predominantly male. Out of 250,653 total SSA registrations, 99.1% were male and 0.9% were female. See the full Glenn profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.