Ward
Ward was the 2877th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 243rd; the most babies were born in 1961 (341). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,101 places. More babies were named Ward in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,877 boys, down 190 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- 13% girls, 87% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961341 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,124babies recorded
Ward popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,863 | #2,877 | 14 | 44 |
| 2020 | — | #2,687 | — | 47 |
| 2010 | — | #5,237 | — | 18 |
| 2000 | — | #4,775 | — | 16 |
| 1990 | — | #2,213 | — | 33 |
| 1980 | — | #1,431 | — | 45 |
| 1970 | — | #726 | — | 129 |
| 1960 | — | #472 | — | 283 |
| 1950 | — | #518 | — | 167 |
| 1940 | — | #486 | — | 142 |
| 1930 | — | #380 | — | 223 |
| 1920 | — | #347 | — | 286 |
| 1910 | — | #364 | — | 50 |
| 1900 | — | #328 | — | 43 |
| 1890 | — | #288 | — | 37 |
| 1880 | — | #313 | — | 30 |
How popular is Ward, counting every spelling?
Ward has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ward?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ward (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ward 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 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ward.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ward?
About 6,000 people born in the US named Ward are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 52 and 72. That makes Ward 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.
Ward by state
How common Ward was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Ward
How popular is the name Ward?
Ward was the 2877th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 243rd; the most babies were born in 1961 (341). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,101 places. More babies were named Ward in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ward a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 13% girls, 87% boys given the name Ward in the US.
Where is Ward most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ward was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Florida.