Wardell vs Ward

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

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Wardell

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Ward

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wardell Ward
2014 - 30
2015 6 27
2016 6 48
2017 - 44
2018 - 40
2019 6 33
2020 5 47
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, 1896–2020.

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