Ward vs Wardell

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

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Ward

Boy name · Rank #3272

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Wardell

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Metric Ward Wardell
Current Rank #3272 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 15,026 4,290
Peak Year 1961 1950
Peak Year Births 341 87
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1896

Births by Decade

Decade Ward Wardell
1880s 294 -
1890s 378 7
1900s 372 51
1910s 1,775 297
1920s 2,510 549
1930s 1,697 545
1940s 1,762 676
1950s 2,008 779
1960s 2,240 496
1970s 689 355
1980s 347 258
1990s 215 135
2000s 159 89
2010s 312 48
2020s 268 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ward Wardell
2014 30 -
2015 27 6
2016 48 6
2017 44 -
2018 40 -
2019 33 6
2020 47 5
2021 44 -
2022 54 -
2023 43 -
2024 36 -
2025 44 -

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, 1880–2025.

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