Bale vs Ballard

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

Name A

Bale

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Name B

Ballard

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Bale Ballard
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 10 1,153
Peak Year 2016 1922
Peak Year Births 5 40
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2016 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bale Ballard
1880ss — 60
1890ss — 24
1900ss — 27
1910ss — 193
1920ss — 257
1930ss — 194
1940ss — 157
1950ss — 129
1960ss — 69
1970ss — 24
1980ss — 6
1990ss — 7
2000ss — 6
2010ss 10 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bale Ballard
2016 5 —
2018 5 —

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, 2016–2018.

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