Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ward

#948 most common boys' name of all time · #2,195 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#948
Rank overall
#2,195 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
15,124
Since 2016
504
Peak year
1961 #430
Best rank
#242 1899
Girls Boys peak 341/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ward is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 14 44 58 #2,833
2024 8 36 44 #3,272
2023 6 43 49 #2,896
2022 5 54 59 #2,518
2021 — 44 44 #2,819
2020 — 47 47 #2,658
2019 13 33 46 #3,426
2018 10 40 50 #2,944
2017 9 44 53 #2,757
2016 6 48 54 #2,589
2015 12 27 39 #3,882
2014 — 30 30 #3,533
2013 — 30 30 #3,498
2012 — 25 25 #4,005
2011 — 17 17 #5,202
2010 — 18 18 #5,049
2009 — 11 11 #7,241
2008 — 20 20 #4,715
2007 — 12 12 #6,635
2006 — 19 19 #4,676
2005 — 23 23 #3,942
2004 — 10 10 #6,984
2003 — 17 17 #4,618
2002 — 14 14 #5,133
2001 — 17 17 #4,476
2000 — 16 16 #4,577
1999 — 19 19 #3,837
1998 — 23 23 #3,297
1997 — 20 20 #3,458
1996 — 21 21 #3,294
1995 — 17 17 #3,696
1994 — 15 15 #4,098
1993 — 23 23 #2,946
1992 — 24 24 #2,837
1991 — 20 20 #3,112
1990 — 33 33 #2,173
1989 — 28 28 #2,361
1988 — 28 28 #2,202
1987 — 32 32 #1,938
1986 — 35 35 #1,763
1985 — 34 34 #1,765
1984 — 29 29 #1,887
1983 — 41 41 #1,491
1982 — 43 43 #1,464
1981 — 32 32 #1,768
1980 — 45 45 #1,412
1979 — 35 35 #1,633
1978 — 43 43 #1,412
1977 — 56 56 #1,177
1976 — 66 66 #1,020
1975 — 49 49 #1,209
1974 — 61 61 #1,053
1973 — 62 62 #1,024
1972 — 94 94 #826
1971 — 94 94 #839
1970 — 129 129 #725
1969 — 131 131 #689
1968 — 141 141 #638
1967 — 183 183 #550
1966 — 200 200 #541
1965 — 172 172 #582
1964 — 244 244 #503
1963 — 282 282 #470
1962 — 263 263 #488
1961 — 341 341 #430
1960 — 283 283 #472
1959 — 253 253 #491
1958 — 246 246 #495
1957 5 169 174 #591
1956 — 193 193 #543
1955 — 197 197 #521
1954 — 196 196 #520
1953 — 207 207 #488
1952 — 180 180 #520
1951 — 200 200 #479
1950 — 167 167 #518
1949 — 183 183 #491
1948 — 204 204 #467
1947 — 218 218 #452
1946 — 219 219 #431
1945 — 155 155 #482
1944 — 167 167 #470
1943 — 177 177 #467
1942 — 158 158 #489
1941 — 139 139 #494
1940 — 142 142 #483
1939 — 154 154 #465
1938 — 175 175 #433
1937 — 149 149 #457
1936 — 140 140 #476
1935 — 157 157 #452
1934 — 187 187 #402
1933 — 164 164 #431
1932 — 169 169 #430
1931 — 179 179 #422
1930 — 223 223 #380
1929 — 192 192 #425
1928 5 183 188 #442
1927 — 230 230 #394
1926 — 220 220 #404
1925 — 256 256 #371
1924 — 276 276 #357
1923 — 271 271 #360
1922 — 323 323 #320
1921 — 273 273 #366
1920 — 286 286 #347
1919 — 243 243 #371
1918 — 258 258 #364
1917 — 242 242 #359
1916 5 211 216 #380
1915 — 237 237 #347
1914 — 193 193 #330
1913 — 150 150 #334
1912 — 114 114 #359
1911 — 77 77 #306
1910 — 50 50 #362
1909 — 40 40 #380
1908 — 42 42 #352
1907 — 32 32 #400
1906 — 34 34 #359
1905 — 31 31 #372
1904 — 39 39 #321
1903 — 40 40 #298
1902 — 46 46 #278
1901 — 25 25 #375
1900 — 43 43 #326
1899 — 48 48 #242
1898 — 28 28 #369
1897 — 28 28 #354
1896 — 41 41 #289
1895 — 48 48 #260
1894 — 31 31 #320
1893 — 30 30 #321
1892 — 50 50 #252
1891 — 37 37 #268
1890 — 37 37 #287
1889 — 32 32 #308
1888 — 29 29 #344
1887 — 23 23 #345
1886 — 25 25 #340
1885 — 23 23 #367
1884 — 38 38 #282
1883 — 27 27 #320
1882 — 30 30 #314
1881 — 37 37 #261
1880 — 30 30 #313