Baldwin vs Ballard

Side-by-side comparison of Baldwin and Ballard — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Baldwin

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Name B

Ballard

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Metric Baldwin Ballard
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 634 1,153
Peak Year 1965 1922
Peak Year Births 13 40
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Baldwin Ballard
1880ss 5 60
1890ss — 24
1900ss — 27
1910ss 67 193
1920ss 86 257
1930ss 40 194
1940ss 17 157
1950ss 51 129
1960ss 64 69
1970ss 18 24
1980ss 43 6
1990ss 89 7
2000ss 66 6
2010ss 58 —
2020ss 30 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Baldwin Ballard
2015 6 —
2016 6 —
2017 10 —
2018 9 —
2019 11 —
2020 6 —
2021 10 —
2022 8 —
2023 6 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2023.

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