How Many People Are Named Ward?
people named Ward are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 55,073 people in the US has this name
Based on 15,124 babies named Ward in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
341 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an occupational surname for a watchman, derived from Old English weard "guard".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ward, 1.4% were girls and 98.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ward rose from 0% in the 1880s to 11% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ward alive today is about 57 years old, and 59% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 50 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ward first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1961, to 341 babies. In 2025, 58 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ward has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #243, in 1899. In 2025 it ranked #2,876.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,876 |
| Best rank | #243 (1899) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #375 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ward alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ward were born in California than in any other state: about 447 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ward was given 2.7 times as often in Washington, 2.5 times in Michigan and 2.3 times in Minnesota.
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