Ward

Boy name

Ward has been given to 15,124 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1961.

Meaning & origin /wɔːd/

As an English surname, from the noun ward and related cognates such as warden, guard etc. * As an Irish surname, reduced from McWard, from mac an bard (“son of the poet”). * As a Jewish surname, adapted from Warshawski, named after Warsaw. Comparable to Warszawski. * As a French surname, Americanized from Guerin.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

15,124

Peak year

1961 (341 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +49%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

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