Ballard
Ballard was the 10854th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 552nd; the most babies were born in 1922 (40). More babies were named Ballard in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,854 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192240 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,159babies recorded
Ballard popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,854 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,782 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,048 | 16 |
| 1950 | #2,032 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,436 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,464 | 25 |
| 1920 | #1,460 | 26 |
| 1910 | #1,047 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,327 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #826 | 6 |
How popular is Ballard, counting every spelling?
Ballard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ballard?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ballard (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ballard born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ballard.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ballard?
About 300 people born in the US named Ballard are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 62 and 79. That makes Ballard a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ballard by state
How common Ballard was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (10.3×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Ballard
How popular is the name Ballard?
Ballard was the 10854th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 552nd; the most babies were born in 1922 (40). More babies were named Ballard in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ballard a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ballard in the US.
Where was Ballard most popular?
In 1920–1924, Ballard was most common in Kentucky (0.27 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and West Virginia.