Ward

Given to 15,124 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#7491
recorded as girls
#2833
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
58
girls 14 · boys 44
Peak year
1899
48 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
15,124
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ward was most popular in 1899, when 48 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 44 babies were named Ward, ranking #2833 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.1250.250.3750.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1899 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ward was most popular in 1899, when 48 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 44 babies were named Ward, ranking #2833 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.1250.250.3750.51880192019602000Peak 1899

Ward was most popular in 1899, when 48 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.45 per 1,000). In 2025, 44 babies were named Ward, ranking #2833 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 14 7491 44 2833
2024 8 11122 36 3272
2023 6 13462 43 2895
2022 5 15306 54 2517
2021 <5 — 44 2819
2020 <5 — 47 2658
2019 13 8138 33 3426
2018 10 9806 40 2943
2017 9 10689 44 2755
2016 6 14331 48 2587
2015 12 8931 27 3882
2014 <5 — 30 3532
2013 <5 — 30 3497
2012 <5 — 25 4003
2011 <5 — 17 5200
2010 <5 — 18 5047
2009 <5 — 11 7236
2008 <5 — 20 4714
2007 <5 — 12 6622
2006 <5 — 19 4675
2005 <5 — 23 3941
2004 <5 — 10 6976
2003 <5 — 17 4616
2002 <5 — 14 5131
2001 <5 — 17 4476
2000 <5 — 16 4573
1999 <5 — 19 3834
1998 <5 — 23 3296
1997 <5 — 20 3455
1996 <5 — 21 3293
1995 <5 — 17 3693
1994 <5 — 15 4094
1993 <5 — 23 2943
1992 <5 — 24 2834
1991 <5 — 20 3105
1990 <5 — 33 2170
1989 <5 — 28 2359
1988 <5 — 28 2197
1987 <5 — 32 1938
1986 <5 — 35 1760
1985 <5 — 34 1764
1984 <5 — 29 1885
1983 <5 — 41 1490
1982 <5 — 43 1464
1981 <5 — 32 1766
1980 <5 — 45 1410
1979 <5 — 35 1633
1978 <5 — 43 1410
1977 <5 — 56 1177
1976 <5 — 66 1019
1975 <5 — 49 1208
1974 <5 — 61 1052
1973 <5 — 62 1023
1972 <5 — 94 826
1971 <5 — 94 838
1970 <5 — 129 724
1969 <5 — 131 689
1968 <5 — 141 638
1967 <5 — 183 550
1966 <5 — 200 539
1965 <5 — 172 582
1964 <5 — 244 503
1963 <5 — 282 469
1962 <5 — 263 488
1961 <5 — 341 430
1960 <5 — 283 472
1959 <5 — 253 490
1958 <5 — 246 495
1957 5 6086 169 590
1956 <5 — 193 543
1955 <5 — 197 520
1954 <5 — 196 520
1953 <5 — 207 488
1952 <5 — 180 520
1951 <5 — 200 479
1950 <5 — 167 518
1949 <5 — 183 490
1948 <5 — 204 467
1947 <5 — 218 452
1946 <5 — 219 430
1945 <5 — 155 482
1944 <5 — 167 470
1943 <5 — 177 466
1942 <5 — 158 489
1941 <5 — 139 494
1940 <5 — 142 483
1939 <5 — 154 465
1938 <5 — 175 433
1937 <5 — 149 457
1936 <5 — 140 476
1935 <5 — 157 452
1934 <5 — 187 402
1933 <5 — 164 431
1932 <5 — 169 429
1931 <5 — 179 422
1930 <5 — 223 380
1929 <5 — 192 425
1928 5 4725 183 442
1927 <5 — 230 393
1926 <5 — 220 403
1925 <5 — 256 371
1924 <5 — 276 357
1923 <5 — 271 360
1922 <5 — 323 320
1921 <5 — 273 366
1920 <5 — 286 347
1919 <5 — 243 371
1918 <5 — 258 364
1917 <5 — 242 359
1916 5 4417 211 380
1915 <5 — 237 347
1914 <5 — 193 329
1913 <5 — 150 333
1912 <5 — 114 359
1911 <5 — 77 305
1910 <5 — 50 362
1909 <5 — 40 378
1908 <5 — 42 349
1907 <5 — 32 396
1906 <5 — 34 355
1905 <5 — 31 370
1904 <5 — 39 320
1903 <5 — 40 297
1902 <5 — 46 277
1901 <5 — 25 371
1900 <5 — 43 325
1899 <5 — 48 240
1898 <5 — 28 364
1897 <5 — 28 353
1896 <5 — 41 288
1895 <5 — 48 260
1894 <5 — 31 319
1893 <5 — 30 317
1892 <5 — 50 251
1891 <5 — 37 265
1890 <5 — 37 282
1889 <5 — 32 305
1888 <5 — 29 343
1887 <5 — 23 340
1886 <5 — 25 336
1885 <5 — 23 364
1884 <5 — 38 278
1883 <5 — 27 318
1882 <5 — 30 313
1881 <5 — 37 260
1880 <5 — 30 305

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Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years