Is Ward a boy or girl name?
Ward is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 36 boys were named Ward, so 18.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 15,067 US babies named Ward were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,316
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,041
- Babies named Ward since 1880
- 15,067
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 341 babies
Boys and girls named Ward, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 294 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 378 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 372 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,775 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 2,510 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 1,697 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,762 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,009 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 2,240 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 689 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 347 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 215 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 159 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 312 | 50 | 13.8% |
| 2020s | 224 | 19 | 7.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | #3,316 | 8 | #12,041 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,941 | 6 | #15,057 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,557 | 5 | #17,598 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,859 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,487 | 13 | #8,577 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,989 | 10 | #10,506 |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,793 | 9 | #11,566 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,622 | 6 | #16,117 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,978 | 12 | #9,452 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,611 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,575 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,127 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,416 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,236 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,662 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,891 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 12 | #7,058 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,851 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 23 | #4,055 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,503 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,810 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,383 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,663 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,774 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,978 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,387 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,595 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,398 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,842 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,282 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 23 | #3,037 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,908 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,219 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,413 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,790 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 34 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 43 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 45 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 56 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 66 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 61 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 94 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 94 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 129 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 131 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 141 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 183 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 200 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 172 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 244 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 282 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 263 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 341 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 283 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 253 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 246 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 169 | #592 | 5 | #6,988 |
| 1956 | 194 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 197 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 196 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 207 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 180 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 200 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 167 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 183 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 204 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 218 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 219 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 155 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 167 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 177 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 158 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 139 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 142 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 154 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 175 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 149 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 140 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 157 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 187 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 164 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 169 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 179 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 223 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 192 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 183 | #442 | 5 | #5,409 |
| 1927 | 230 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 220 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 256 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 276 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 271 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 323 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 273 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 286 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 243 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 258 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 242 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 211 | #380 | 5 | #5,142 |
| 1915 | 237 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 193 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 150 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 114 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 77 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 50 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 40 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 42 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 32 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 34 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 31 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 39 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 40 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 46 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 25 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 43 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 48 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 28 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 28 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 41 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 48 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 31 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 30 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 50 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 37 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 37 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 32 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 29 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 23 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 25 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 23 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 38 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 27 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 30 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 37 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 30 | #313 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ward reached #243 in 1899. As a girl name, it reached #5,142 in 1916. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ward
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.