Warden vs Ward

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

Name A

Warden

Boy name · Rank #8349

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Name B

Ward

Boy name · Rank #3264

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Metric Warden Ward
Current Rank #8349 #3264
Total Births (all years) 349 14,983
Peak Year 1921 1961
Peak Year Births 16 341
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Warden Ward
1880ss — 294
1890ss — 378
1900ss — 372
1910ss 55 1,775
1920ss 84 2,510
1930ss 60 1,697
1940ss 33 1,762
1950ss 37 2,009
1960ss 10 2,240
1970ss 10 689
1980ss — 347
1990ss — 215
2000ss — 159
2010ss 28 312
2020ss 32 224

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Warden Ward
2014 — 30
2015 — 27
2016 6 48
2017 6 44
2018 10 40
2019 6 33
2020 — 47
2021 8 44
2022 6 54
2023 9 43
2024 9 36

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, 1914–2024.

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