Unisex name · since 1915

Wardie

Wardie has 49 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,391 of 45,481
all-time among boys
49
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

Wardie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 49 have been recorded since 1915.

Wardie has 49 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1948.

  • #22,391 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 49 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wardie ranks #22,391 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#22,391 of 45,481
all-time among boys
49
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Wardie's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Wardie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Wardie's full recorded timeline at 1921, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Wardie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1948

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191519161917192019211923192719471948 5

Wardie popularity over time - girls

13 total births recorded since 1920 (Wardie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 13 births
456789 19201938 8

Wardie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (22 births, 45% of the file).

1920s was Wardie's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Wardie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wardie? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 49 babies named Wardie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,391 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1948. Its busiest year on record was 1921, with 7 births.
Where does Wardie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wardie ranks #22,391 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wardie most popular? ▼
Wardie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Is Wardie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Wardie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 49 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Wardie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wardie since 1915 -- 34 years through the most recent 1948 data.
What names are similar to Wardie? ▼
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.

What to do with Wardie's data

  • Wardie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1940s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Wardie

Nearby Names Like Wardie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wardie

Warren Boy
#240 184,518 births
Ward Boy
#2833 15,026 births
Warner Boy
#1363 8,554 births
Wardell Boy
4,290 births
Warrick Boy
#6850 782 births

Compare Wardie side by side: Wardie vs Warren Wardie vs Ward Wardie vs Warner

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Orwin
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Earney
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wardie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1915–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Wardie 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 August 2026.