Warren vs Ward

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

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Warren

Boy name · Rank #263

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Name B

Ward

Boy name · Rank #3272

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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