Ward
Girl and boy name
Ward meaning
Blossoms, flowers
Ward at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- وردAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #3,264 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #11,069 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- flower
- nature
Ward popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #305 | 30 |
| 1890 | #282 | 37 |
| 1899 | #240 | 48 |
| 1900 | #325 | 43 |
| 1910 | #362 | 50 |
| 1920 | #347 | 286 |
| 1930 | #380 | 223 |
| 1940 | #483 | 142 |
| 1950 | #517 | 167 |
| 1960 | #473 | 283 |
| 1970 | #724 | 129 |
| 1980 | #1,410 | 45 |
| 1990 | #2,170 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,572 | 16 |
| 2010 | #5,045 | 18 |
| 2020 | #2,658 | 47 |
| 2024 | #3,264 | 36 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #305 | 30 |
| 1881 | #260 | 37 |
| 1882 | #313 | 30 |
| 1883 | #318 | 27 |
| 1884 | #278 | 38 |
| 1885 | #364 | 23 |
| 1886 | #336 | 25 |
| 1887 | #340 | 23 |
| 1888 | #343 | 29 |
| 1889 | #305 | 32 |
| 1890 | #282 | 37 |
| 1891 | #265 | 37 |
| 1892 | #251 | 50 |
| 1893 | #317 | 30 |
| 1894 | #319 | 31 |
| 1895 | #260 | 48 |
| 1896 | #288 | 41 |
| 1897 | #353 | 28 |
| 1898 | #364 | 28 |
| 1899 | #240 | 48 |
| 1900 | #325 | 43 |
| 1901 | #371 | 25 |
| 1902 | #277 | 46 |
| 1903 | #297 | 40 |
| 1904 | #320 | 39 |
| 1905 | #370 | 31 |
| 1906 | #355 | 34 |
| 1907 | #396 | 32 |
| 1908 | #349 | 42 |
| 1909 | #378 | 40 |
| 1910 | #362 | 50 |
| 1911 | #305 | 77 |
| 1912 | #360 | 114 |
| 1913 | #333 | 150 |
| 1914 | #329 | 193 |
| 1915 | #347 | 237 |
| 1916 | #380 | 211 |
| 1917 | #359 | 242 |
| 1918 | #364 | 258 |
| 1919 | #371 | 243 |
| 1920 | #347 | 286 |
| 1921 | #366 | 273 |
| 1922 | #320 | 323 |
| 1923 | #360 | 271 |
| 1924 | #357 | 276 |
| 1925 | #371 | 256 |
| 1926 | #403 | 220 |
| 1927 | #393 | 230 |
| 1928 | #442 | 183 |
| 1929 | #426 | 192 |
| 1930 | #380 | 223 |
| 1931 | #422 | 179 |
| 1932 | #429 | 169 |
| 1933 | #431 | 164 |
| 1934 | #402 | 187 |
| 1935 | #452 | 157 |
| 1936 | #476 | 140 |
| 1937 | #457 | 149 |
| 1938 | #433 | 175 |
| 1939 | #465 | 154 |
| 1940 | #483 | 142 |
| 1941 | #493 | 139 |
| 1942 | #489 | 158 |
| 1943 | #466 | 177 |
| 1944 | #470 | 167 |
| 1945 | #482 | 155 |
| 1946 | #430 | 219 |
| 1947 | #452 | 218 |
| 1948 | #467 | 204 |
| 1949 | #490 | 183 |
| 1950 | #517 | 167 |
| 1951 | #479 | 200 |
| 1952 | #520 | 180 |
| 1953 | #488 | 207 |
| 1954 | #520 | 196 |
| 1955 | #521 | 197 |
| 1956 | #539 | 194 |
| 1957 | #590 | 169 |
| 1958 | #495 | 246 |
| 1959 | #490 | 253 |
| 1960 | #473 | 283 |
| 1961 | #430 | 341 |
| 1962 | #488 | 263 |
| 1963 | #470 | 282 |
| 1964 | #502 | 244 |
| 1965 | #582 | 172 |
| 1966 | #539 | 200 |
| 1967 | #550 | 183 |
| 1968 | #638 | 141 |
| 1969 | #689 | 131 |
| 1970 | #724 | 129 |
| 1971 | #838 | 94 |
| 1972 | #826 | 94 |
| 1973 | #1,023 | 62 |
| 1974 | #1,053 | 61 |
| 1975 | #1,208 | 49 |
| 1976 | #1,019 | 66 |
| 1977 | #1,177 | 56 |
| 1978 | #1,410 | 43 |
| 1979 | #1,633 | 35 |
| 1980 | #1,410 | 45 |
| 1981 | #1,766 | 32 |
| 1982 | #1,464 | 43 |
| 1983 | #1,491 | 41 |
| 1984 | #1,885 | 29 |
| 1985 | #1,764 | 34 |
| 1986 | #1,760 | 35 |
| 1987 | #1,938 | 32 |
| 1988 | #2,197 | 28 |
| 1989 | #2,359 | 28 |
| 1990 | #2,170 | 33 |
| 1991 | #3,105 | 20 |
| 1992 | #2,834 | 24 |
| 1993 | #2,943 | 23 |
| 1994 | #4,094 | 15 |
| 1995 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1996 | #3,293 | 21 |
| 1997 | #3,455 | 20 |
| 1998 | #3,296 | 23 |
| 1999 | #3,834 | 19 |
| 2000 | #4,572 | 16 |
| 2001 | #4,476 | 17 |
| 2002 | #5,131 | 14 |
| 2003 | #4,616 | 17 |
| 2004 | #6,976 | 10 |
| 2005 | #3,940 | 23 |
| 2006 | #4,675 | 19 |
| 2007 | #6,619 | 12 |
| 2008 | #4,713 | 20 |
| 2009 | #7,236 | 11 |
| 2010 | #5,045 | 18 |
| 2011 | #5,200 | 17 |
| 2012 | #4,003 | 25 |
| 2013 | #3,497 | 30 |
| 2014 | #3,532 | 30 |
| 2015 | #3,882 | 27 |
| 2016 | #2,587 | 48 |
| 2017 | #2,754 | 44 |
| 2018 | #2,942 | 40 |
| 2019 | #3,425 | 33 |
| 2020 | #2,658 | 47 |
| 2021 | #2,818 | 44 |
| 2022 | #2,516 | 54 |
| 2023 | #2,892 | 43 |
| 2024 | #3,264 | 36 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 |
| 2024 | #11,069 | 8 |
All 11 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 |
| 2015 | #8,929 | 12 |
| 2016 | #14,326 | 6 |
| 2017 | #10,685 | 9 |
| 2018 | #9,802 | 10 |
| 2019 | #8,136 | 13 |
| 2022 | #15,292 | 5 |
| 2023 | #13,455 | 6 |
| 2024 | #11,069 | 8 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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