Recorded 1915–1948 Unisex name Peak 1921 49 births

Wardie — boys' name

49 babies named Wardie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s221940s10
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Wardie was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wardie in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wardie

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Wardie between 1915 and 1948, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wardie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Wardie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1920.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wardie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wardie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wardie 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 49 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.

Wardie at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

49

Since 1915

34 years of records

Peak year

1921

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1915

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1948

Wardie popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 194819471927192319211920191719161915 5

Wardie popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 13 births
456789 19381920 5

Wardie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
22 births that decade — 45% of Wardie's all-time total
1910s171920s221940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wardie?
49 babies have been named Wardie since 1915. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1921 with 7 births.
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?
Wardie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 34 years of data through 1948.
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.

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, 1915–1948 (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.