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.

Wardell

#1,915 most common boys' name of all time · #4,627 across all names · 99% boys / 1% girls · used 1896–2020

Rank among boys
#1,915
Rank overall
#4,627 of 105,966
First appeared
1896
Years on the list
115 of 146
All-time
4,326
Since 2016
17
Peak year
1950 #740
Best rank
#729 1935
Girls Boys peak 87/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Wardell first appears in 1896. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2020 — 5 5 #12,093
2019 — 6 6 #10,855
2016 — 6 6 #10,795
2015 — 6 6 #10,701
2013 — 7 7 #9,709
2012 — 8 8 #8,908
2011 — 5 5 #12,351
2010 — 10 10 #7,619
2009 — 12 12 #6,833
2008 — 6 6 #11,095
2007 — 6 6 #10,971
2006 — 14 14 #5,803
2005 — 5 5 #11,540
2004 — 12 12 #6,167
2003 — 8 8 #7,891
2002 — 6 6 #9,444
2001 — 10 10 #6,478
2000 — 10 10 #6,352
1999 — 9 9 #6,563
1998 — 6 6 #8,535
1997 — 14 14 #4,474
1996 — 9 9 #6,017
1995 — 12 12 #4,823
1994 — 16 16 #3,926
1993 — 13 13 #4,476
1992 — 19 19 #3,361
1991 — 14 14 #4,038
1990 — 23 23 #2,791
1989 — 22 22 #2,801
1988 — 30 30 #2,098
1987 — 21 21 #2,582
1986 — 41 41 #1,595
1985 — 23 23 #2,306
1984 — 16 16 #2,847
1983 — 28 28 #1,917
1982 — 28 28 #1,951
1981 — 22 22 #2,282
1980 — 27 27 #2,022
1979 — 28 28 #1,920
1978 — 30 30 #1,768
1977 — 28 28 #1,836
1976 — 36 36 #1,513
1975 — 38 38 #1,436
1974 — 39 39 #1,375
1973 — 35 35 #1,446
1972 — 47 47 #1,201
1971 — 38 38 #1,390
1970 — 36 36 #1,403
1969 — 37 37 #1,313
1968 — 46 46 #1,109
1967 — 34 34 #1,297
1966 — 42 42 #1,156
1965 — 47 47 #1,087
1964 — 48 48 #1,104
1963 — 50 50 #1,086
1962 — 64 64 #949
1961 — 57 57 #1,038
1960 — 71 71 #901
1959 — 79 79 #860
1958 — 80 80 #845
1957 — 67 67 #927
1956 — 86 86 #807
1955 — 82 82 #811
1954 — 71 71 #872
1953 — 68 68 #875
1952 — 84 84 #769
1951 — 75 75 #818
1950 — 87 87 #740
1949 — 84 84 #753
1948 — 80 80 #758
1947 — 66 66 #860
1946 — 63 63 #833
1945 — 66 66 #759
1944 5 61 66 #808
1943 — 65 65 #823
1942 8 66 74 #793
1941 — 64 64 #783
1940 — 61 61 #799
1939 — 51 51 #863
1938 — 41 41 #1,006
1937 — 52 52 #853
1936 — 49 49 #879
1935 — 71 71 #729
1934 — 70 70 #732
1933 — 60 60 #797
1932 — 64 64 #799
1931 — 43 43 #1,025
1930 — 44 44 #1,049
1929 5 60 65 #857
1928 — 59 59 #870
1927 — 62 62 #864
1926 — 54 54 #929
1925 5 55 60 #914
1924 — 56 56 #942
1923 — 48 48 #1,022
1922 5 53 58 #973
1921 — 52 52 #978
1920 — 50 50 #982
1919 — 51 51 #946
1918 8 51 59 #941
1917 — 40 40 #1,056
1916 — 40 40 #1,022
1915 — 33 33 #1,137
1914 — 18 18 #1,475
1913 — 22 22 #1,103
1912 — 20 20 #1,053
1911 — 11 11 #1,104
1910 — 11 11 #1,041
1909 — 15 15 #755
1908 — 7 7 #1,197
1907 — 5 5 #1,475
1904 — 9 9 #870
1902 — 9 9 #859
1900 — 6 6 #1,284
1896 — 7 7 #981