Recorded 1922–1936 Boys' name Peak 1922 11 births

Wardel — boys' name

11 babies named Wardel in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s5
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Wardel was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wardel in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wardel

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Wardel between 1922 and 1936, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wardel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wardel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wardel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wardel 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 11 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.

Wardel at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

11

Since 1922

15 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1922

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1936

Wardel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1922

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 19361922 6

Wardel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 55% of Wardel's all-time total
1920s61930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wardel?
11 babies have been named Wardel since 1922. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Wardel most popular?
Wardel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Wardel been used?
Wardel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 15 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Wardel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Warren, Ward, Warner, Wardell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1922–1936 (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.