Glenn Ford
There are approximately 88 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 3,894,936 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 Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
88
1 in 3,894,936
Named Glenn
147K
Alive today
Named Ford
205K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 147K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 64
Top Census group: White (81.5%)
Estimated bearers: 205K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #140
Per 100K: 59.74
Top ancestry: White (59.8%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Glenn
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Glenn, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Glenn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Glenn at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.5% · 118,820
- Black or African American9.3% · 13,566
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 5,206
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 3,710
- Two or more races2.4% · 3,516
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 945
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Ford surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Ford, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 59.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Ford described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Ford at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White59.8% · 106,842
- Black or African American30.7% · 54,886
- Two or more races4.7% · 8,473
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 6,168
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,117
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,073
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Glenn right now.
The surname Ford appears at a rate of 59.74 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0597%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 88 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.
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FAQ
Glenn Ford: questions and answers
How many people are named Glenn Ford?
We estimate approximately 88 people in the United States share the full name Glenn Ford. That works out to about 1 in 3,894,936 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0429%) with the surname frequency (59.74 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Glenn Ford?
We classify Glenn Ford as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,894,936 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Glenn Ford?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.