Ward vs Warren

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

Name A

Ward

Boy name · Rank #3272

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Name B

Warren

Boy name · Rank #263

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Metric Ward Warren
Current Rank #3272 #263
Total Births (all years) 15,026 184,518
Peak Year 1961 1921
Peak Year Births 341 7,798
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ward Warren
1880s 294 1,580
1890s 378 1,480
1900s 372 1,748
1910s 1,775 12,012
1920s 2,510 38,775
1930s 1,697 19,151
1940s 1,762 23,740
1950s 2,008 24,602
1960s 2,240 18,561
1970s 689 10,078
1980s 347 7,710
1990s 215 5,959
2000s 159 4,959
2010s 312 7,391
2020s 268 6,772

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ward Warren
2014 30 700
2015 27 775
2016 48 828
2017 44 913
2018 40 995
2019 33 956
2020 47 936
2021 44 940
2022 54 1,014
2023 43 1,082
2024 36 1,329
2025 44 1,471

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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