Recorded 1929–1955 Girls' name Peak 1929 12 births

Wardean — girls' name

12 babies named Wardean in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71950s5
1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Wardean was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wardean in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wardean

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Wardean between 1929 and 1955, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wardean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wardean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wardean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wardean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wardean in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wardean at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

12

Since 1929

27 years of records

Peak year

1929

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1929

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1955

Wardean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1929

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1929)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19551929 7

Wardean by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
7 births that decade — 58% of Wardean's all-time total
1920s71950s5

Wardean by state

Where Wardean concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wardean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
7 58.3%
Mississippi share of Wardean's total US births 58.3%

7 of 12 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wardean?
12 babies have been named Wardean since 1929. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1929 with 7 births.
When was Wardean most popular?
Wardean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Wardean most popular?
The top states for the name Wardean are Mississippi (7 births).
How long has the name Wardean been used?
Wardean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 27 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Wardean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Warren, Warda, Ward, Warner, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1929–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.