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Ward Name Origin: English
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Pronunciation: wa-rd
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Ward Name Popularity
How popular is the name Ward? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
642 |
5 |
0.0014% |
| 1911 |
452 |
14 |
0.0038% |
| 1912 |
351 |
79 |
0.0157% |
| 1913 |
357 |
95 |
0.0168% |
| 1914 |
342 |
146 |
0.0209% |
| 1915 |
357 |
182 |
0.02% |
| 1916 |
381 |
166 |
0.0172% |
| 1917 |
368 |
194 |
0.0194% |
| 1918 |
393 |
189 |
0.0176% |
| 1919 |
396 |
184 |
0.0176% |
| 1920 |
356 |
243 |
0.0219% |
| 1921 |
368 |
230 |
0.0201% |
| 1922 |
322 |
283 |
0.0254% |
| 1923 |
366 |
224 |
0.02% |
| 1924 |
360 |
236 |
0.0203% |
| 1925 |
376 |
209 |
0.0185% |
| 1926 |
430 |
159 |
0.0145% |
| 1927 |
401 |
187 |
0.0169% |
| 1928 |
468 |
129 |
0.0121% |
| 1929 |
440 |
140 |
0.0135% |
| 1930 |
402 |
172 |
0.0165% |
| 1931 |
438 |
128 |
0.013% |
| 1932 |
483 |
104 |
0.0105% |
| 1933 |
489 |
96 |
0.0103% |
| 1934 |
433 |
129 |
0.0133% |
| 1935 |
494 |
96 |
0.0099% |
| 1936 |
546 |
74 |
0.0077% |
| 1937 |
491 |
95 |
0.0096% |
| 1938 |
491 |
103 |
0.0101% |
| 1939 |
514 |
85 |
0.0084% |
| 1940 |
559 |
73 |
0.0069% |
| 1941 |
537 |
82 |
0.0073% |
| 1942 |
519 |
100 |
0.0079% |
| 1943 |
491 |
123 |
0.0094% |
| 1944 |
509 |
102 |
0.0082% |
| 1945 |
520 |
93 |
0.0076% |
| 1946 |
449 |
161 |
0.0109% |
| 1947 |
470 |
165 |
0.0099% |
| 1948 |
494 |
137 |
0.0086% |
| 1949 |
510 |
127 |
0.0079% |
| 1950 |
583 |
91 |
0.0057% |
| 1951 |
505 |
138 |
0.0081% |
| 1952 |
568 |
109 |
0.0062% |
| 1953 |
525 |
134 |
0.0076% |
| 1954 |
543 |
133 |
0.0073% |
| 1955 |
544 |
137 |
0.0074% |
| 1956 |
595 |
117 |
0.0062% |
| 1957 |
642 |
97 |
0.005% |
| 1958 |
513 |
185 |
0.0098% |
| 1959 |
510 |
192 |
0.0101% |
| 1960 |
476 |
231 |
0.0122% |
| 1961 |
443 |
281 |
0.0149% |
| 1962 |
513 |
203 |
0.0111% |
| 1963 |
492 |
217 |
0.0121% |
| 1964 |
518 |
185 |
0.0105% |
| 1965 |
634 |
97 |
0.0059% |
| 1966 |
544 |
150 |
0.0096% |
| 1967 |
578 |
125 |
0.0082% |
| 1968 |
701 |
69 |
0.0046% |
| 1969 |
727 |
71 |
0.0046% |
| 1970 |
769 |
70 |
0.0044% |
| 1971 |
950 |
35 |
0.0023% |
| 1972 |
974 |
31 |
0.0023% |
| 1973 |
1,145 |
17 |
0.0013% |
| 1974 |
1,598 |
6 |
0.0005% |
| 1975 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1976 |
1,724 |
6 |
0.0005% |
| 1977 |
1,804 |
5 |
0.0004% |
| 1978 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1979 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1980 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1981 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1982 |
2,173 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1983 |
2,084 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1984 |
1,824 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 1985 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1986 |
2,271 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1987 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1988 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1989 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1990 |
2,590 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1991 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1992 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1993 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1994 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1995 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1996 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1997 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1998 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1999 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2000 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2001 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2002 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2003 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2004 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2005 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2006 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2007 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2008 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2009 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2010 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2011 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2012 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2013 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2014 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2015 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2016 |
2,887 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 2017 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2018 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2019 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2020 |
3,896 |
5 |
0.0004% |
| 2021 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2022 |
3,579 |
6 |
0.0005% |
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Warde
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Watchman
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English
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Warden
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Watchman
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English
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Worden
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Watchman
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English
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What names sound like Ward?
If you like how Ward sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Ward.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Aart
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Celtic
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Ard
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Great forest
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Latin
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Eward
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Brave, strong boar
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English
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Farid
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Exceptional, unequaled; wide
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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Ferd
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Bold voyager
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German
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Ford
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River crossing
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English
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Jarad
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Descending
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Hebrew
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Jared
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Descent
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Hebrew
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Jarid
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Descending
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Hebrew
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Jarod
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Descending; down-flowing
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Hebrew
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Jaryd
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Descending
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Hebrew
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