Wardell

Where Wardell comes from

The dictionaries list Wardell as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1896
    First appearance
    #900 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1909
    Peak, #714
    15 babies named Wardell — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1913
    Wardell Pomeroy born
    psychologist
  4. 1951
    Wardell Jackson born
    basketball player
  5. 1998
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #8,479.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Wardell Pomeroy · psychologist, 1913–2001
  • Wardell Jackson · basketball player, born 1951
  • Wardell Quezergue · American music producer, 1930–2011

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.