Ward

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Ward is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 15,067 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 14,983 as boys and 84 as girls. Ward gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1961 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2,180 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 44
2023 49
2022 59
2021 44
2020 47
2019 46
2018 50
2017 53
2016 54
2015 39
2014 30
2013 30
2012 25
2011 17
2010 18
2009 11
2008 20
2007 12
2006 19
2005 23
2004 10
2003 17
2002 14
2001 17
2000 16
1999 19
1998 23
1997 20
1996 21
1995 17
1994 15
1993 23
1992 24
1991 20
1990 33
1989 28
1988 28
1987 32
1986 35
1985 34
1984 29
1983 41
1982 43
1981 32
1980 45
1979 35
1978 43
1977 56
1976 66
1975 49
1974 61
1973 62
1972 94
1971 94
1970 129
1969 131
1968 141
1967 183
1966 200
1965 172
1964 244
1963 282
1962 263
1961 341
1960 283
1959 253
1958 246
1957 174
1956 194
1955 197
1954 196
1953 207
1952 180
1951 200
1950 167
1949 183
1948 204
1947 218
1946 219
1945 155
1944 167
1943 177
1942 158
1941 139
1940 142
1939 154
1938 175
1937 149
1936 140
1935 157
1934 187
1933 164
1932 169
1931 179
1930 223
1929 192
1928 188
1927 230
1926 220
1925 256
1924 276
1923 271
1922 323
1921 273
1920 286
1919 243
1918 258
1917 242
1916 216
1915 237
1914 193
1913 150
1912 114
1911 77
1910 50
1909 40
1908 42
1907 32
1906 34
1905 31
1904 39
1903 40
1902 46
1901 25
1900 43
1899 48
1898 28
1897 28
1896 41
1895 48
1894 31
1893 30
1892 50
1891 37
1890 37
1889 32
1888 29
1887 23
1886 25
1885 23
1884 38
1883 27
1882 30
1881 37
1880 30