Names / Boy names
Ward
Current rank
#2,877
holding steady
All-time peak
#243
in 1899
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
15,100
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #243 in 1899 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(WARD): rose. Brief and strong, especially for boys in Arabic use, though English speakers may read it very differently. Stateside, it first shows up in 1880. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Its strongest year was 1899, at #243 nationally. Over 15,100 have carried it since records began.