Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ward

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Bard. Surname.

Pronunciation

wa-rd

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1961 (rank #432, 339 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2833, 44 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #7491, 14 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20254414
2024368
2023436
2022545
202144–
202047–
20193313
20184010
2017449
2016486

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #3969, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–3
202443
2023––
202235
20213–
2020––
2019––
2018––
2017––
2016––

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #234, 9 births); most recent 1971 (rank #332, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence