Ward
#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #2,833 for boys in 2025, 44 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1899 · 48 births
- Debut · boys
- 30 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,026since 1880
Ward over time
Rank among boys' names. Ward has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,491 | 14 | #2,833 | 44 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #3,272 | 36 |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #2,895 | 43 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #2,517 | 54 |
| 2021 | — | #2,819 | 44 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,658 | 47 | |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | #3,426 | 33 |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #2,943 | 40 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #2,755 | 44 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #2,587 | 48 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #3,882 | 27 |
| 2014 | — | #3,532 | 30 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,497 | 30 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,003 | 25 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,200 | 17 | |
| 2010 | — | #5,047 | 18 | |
| 2009 | — | #7,236 | 11 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,714 | 20 | |
| 2007 | — | #6,622 | 12 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,675 | 19 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,941 | 23 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,976 | 10 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,616 | 17 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,131 | 14 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,476 | 17 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,573 | 16 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,834 | 19 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,296 | 23 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,455 | 20 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,293 | 21 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,693 | 17 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,094 | 15 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,943 | 23 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,834 | 24 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,105 | 20 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,170 | 33 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,359 | 28 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,197 | 28 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,938 | 32 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,760 | 35 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,764 | 34 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,885 | 29 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,490 | 41 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,464 | 43 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,766 | 32 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,410 | 45 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,633 | 35 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,410 | 43 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,177 | 56 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,019 | 66 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,208 | 49 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,052 | 61 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,023 | 62 | |
| 1972 | — | #826 | 94 | |
| 1971 | — | #838 | 94 | |
| 1970 | — | #724 | 129 | |
| 1969 | — | #689 | 131 | |
| 1968 | — | #638 | 141 | |
| 1967 | — | #550 | 183 | |
| 1966 | — | #539 | 200 | |
| 1965 | — | #582 | 172 | |
| 1964 | — | #503 | 244 | |
| 1963 | — | #469 | 282 | |
| 1962 | — | #488 | 263 | |
| 1961 | — | #430 | 341 | |
| 1960 | — | #472 | 283 | |
| 1959 | — | #490 | 253 | |
| 1958 | — | #495 | 246 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #590 | 169 |
| 1956 | — | #543 | 193 | |
| 1955 | — | #520 | 197 | |
| 1954 | — | #520 | 196 | |
| 1953 | — | #488 | 207 | |
| 1952 | — | #520 | 180 | |
| 1951 | — | #479 | 200 | |
| 1950 | — | #518 | 167 | |
| 1949 | — | #490 | 183 | |
| 1948 | — | #467 | 204 | |
| 1947 | — | #452 | 218 | |
| 1946 | — | #430 | 219 | |
| 1945 | — | #482 | 155 | |
| 1944 | — | #470 | 167 | |
| 1943 | — | #466 | 177 | |
| 1942 | — | #489 | 158 | |
| 1941 | — | #494 | 139 | |
| 1940 | — | #483 | 142 | |
| 1939 | — | #465 | 154 | |
| 1938 | — | #433 | 175 | |
| 1937 | — | #457 | 149 | |
| 1936 | — | #476 | 140 | |
| 1935 | — | #452 | 157 | |
| 1934 | — | #402 | 187 | |
| 1933 | — | #431 | 164 | |
| 1932 | — | #429 | 169 | |
| 1931 | — | #422 | 179 | |
| 1930 | — | #380 | 223 | |
| 1929 | — | #425 | 192 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #442 | 183 |
| 1927 | — | #393 | 230 | |
| 1926 | — | #403 | 220 | |
| 1925 | — | #371 | 256 | |
| 1924 | — | #357 | 276 | |
| 1923 | — | #360 | 271 | |
| 1922 | — | #320 | 323 | |
| 1921 | — | #366 | 273 | |
| 1920 | — | #347 | 286 | |
| 1919 | — | #371 | 243 | |
| 1918 | — | #364 | 258 | |
| 1917 | — | #359 | 242 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #380 | 211 |
| 1915 | — | #347 | 237 | |
| 1914 | — | #329 | 193 | |
| 1913 | — | #333 | 150 | |
| 1912 | — | #359 | 114 | |
| 1911 | — | #305 | 77 | |
| 1910 | — | #362 | 50 | |
| 1909 | — | #378 | 40 | |
| 1908 | — | #349 | 42 | |
| 1907 | — | #396 | 32 | |
| 1906 | — | #355 | 34 | |
| 1905 | — | #370 | 31 | |
| 1904 | — | #320 | 39 | |
| 1903 | — | #297 | 40 | |
| 1902 | — | #277 | 46 | |
| 1901 | — | #371 | 25 | |
| 1900 | — | #325 | 43 | |
| 1899 | — | #240 | 48 | |
| 1898 | — | #364 | 28 | |
| 1897 | — | #353 | 28 | |
| 1896 | — | #288 | 41 | |
| 1895 | — | #260 | 48 | |
| 1894 | — | #319 | 31 | |
| 1893 | — | #317 | 30 | |
| 1892 | — | #251 | 50 | |
| 1891 | — | #265 | 37 | |
| 1890 | — | #282 | 37 | |
| 1889 | — | #305 | 32 | |
| 1888 | — | #343 | 29 | |
| 1887 | — | #340 | 23 | |
| 1886 | — | #336 | 25 | |
| 1885 | — | #364 | 23 | |
| 1884 | — | #278 | 38 | |
| 1883 | — | #318 | 27 | |
| 1882 | — | #313 | 30 | |
| 1881 | — | #260 | 37 | |
| 1880 | — | #305 | 30 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ward was already there! It came in at #305, and was given to 30 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2004, when fewer than 11 boys a year got the name.
Where Ward is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Washington#205 · 1 in 1,852
- Michigan#227 · 1 in 2,434
- Iowa#254 · 1 in 2,709
- Ohio#263 · 1 in 3,691
- West Virginia#272 · 1 in 2,313
Best ever in a state: #119 in Utah, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #205 | 5 | 1 in 1,852 |
| Michigan | #227 | 16 | 1 in 2,434 |
| Iowa | #254 | 7 | 1 in 2,709 |
| Ohio | #263 | 13 | 1 in 3,691 |
| West Virginia | #272 | 7 | 1 in 2,313 |
| California | #314 | 11 | 1 in 3,307 |
| New York | #314 | 17 | 1 in 5,306 |
| Virginia | #321 | 6 | 1 in 3,516 |
| Missouri | #339 | 6 | 1 in 4,527 |
| Illinois | #345 | 9 | 1 in 5,990 |
| Tennessee | #346 | 6 | 1 in 4,054 |
| Pennsylvania | #376 | 9 | 1 in 8,496 |
| Kentucky | #418 | 5 | 1 in 4,949 |
| North Carolina | #485 | 5 | 1 in 6,325 |
| Texas | #774 | 6 | 1 in 9,201 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ward
- 439 spots since 2024 (#3,272 → #2,833)
- 175 spots since 2020 (#2,658 → #2,833)
- 1,049 spots since 2015 (#3,882 → #2,833)
- Biggest jump: 124 spots in 1899 (#364 → #240)
- Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1973 (#826 → #1,023)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1899 at #240 (48 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 92 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1880–1972
- Highest: 1 in 2,213 boys born in 1899 were named Ward (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 38,820 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 16.7% of all boys named Ward (2,510) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 294 | #260 (1881) | #316 |
| 1890s | 378 | #240 (1899) | #294 |
| 1900s | 372 | #277 (1902) | #344 |
| 1910s | 1,775 | #305 (1911) | #351 |
| 1920s | 2,510 | #320 (1922) | #378 |
| 1930s | 1,697 | #380 (1930) | #435 |
| 1940s | 1,762 | #430 (1946) | #472 |
| 1950s | 2,008 | #479 (1951) | #516 |
| 1960s | 2,240 | #430 (1961) | #536 |
| 1970s | 689 | #724 (1970) | #1,091 |
| 1980s | 347 | #1,410 (1980) | #1,803 |
| 1990s | 215 | #2,170 (1990) | #3,272 |
| 2000s | 159 | #3,941 (2005) | #5,296 |
| 2010s | 312 | #2,587 (2016) | #3,687 |
| 2020s | 268 | #2,517 (2022) | #2,832 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ward in 1931
Top boys' names in 1931
More about 1931
boys
1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 5,808 of them was named Ward, which outranked 90.2% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.