Balthazar vs Ballard

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

Name A

Balthazar

Boy name · Rank #8038

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Name B

Ballard

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Metric Balthazar Ballard
Current Rank #8038 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 210 1,153
Peak Year 2014 1922
Peak Year Births 15 40
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2001 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Balthazar 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 43 6
2010ss 111 —
2020ss 56 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Balthazar Ballard
2014 15 —
2015 13 —
2016 10 —
2017 15 —
2018 12 —
2019 11 —
2020 10 —
2021 12 —
2022 13 —
2023 11 —
2024 10 —

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, 2001–2024.

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