Total births
10
Boys' name · since 2010
Guardian
10 babies named Guardian in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 2010–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Guardian is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 2010.
Guardian has 10 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2020.
- 10 total births
- 2010–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
10 boys have been named Guardian since 2010, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 10
- total births
- 2010–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Guardian was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
5 babies were named Guardian in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Guardian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Guardian's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded.
Guardian at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2010
Guardian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2020
- Peak year (2010)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Guardian by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Guardian's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Guardian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Guardian? ▼
10 babies have been named Guardian since 2010. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2010 with 5 births.
When was Guardian most popular? ▼
Guardian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Guardian been used? ▼
Guardian has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 11 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Guardian? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guadalupe, Gualberto, Guage, Guadlupe, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Guardian's data
- Guardian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Guardian
Nearby Names Like Guardian
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Guardian
Guadalupe Boy
#3609 25,081 births
Gualberto Boy
315 births
Guage Boy
103 births
Guadlupe Boy
22 births
Guan Boy
6 births
Compare Guardian side by side: Guardian vs Guadalupe Guardian vs Gualberto Guardian vs Guage
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2010–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Guardian: Baby Name Since 2010 - 10 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/guardian. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Guardian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.