Balen vs Ballard

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

Name A

Balen

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Name B

Ballard

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Metric Balen Ballard
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 124 1,153
Peak Year 2015 1922
Peak Year Births 14 40
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2004 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Balen 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 36 6
2010ss 83 —
2020ss 5 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Balen Ballard
2015 14 —
2016 8 —
2017 12 —
2018 6 —
2019 5 —
2020 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, 2004–2020.

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