Ballard is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.
Ballard is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,854 for boy births in the United States (and #22,405 across all names), given to 6 babies. Ballard was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1922 (40 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #10,854 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #9,368 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #7,357 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #5,996 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #4,470 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,052 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #3,997 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #4,782 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #4,460 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,591 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #3,561 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #2,796 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #4,086 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,082 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #2,379 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,107 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #2,048 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | #2,542 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #2,838 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | #2,102 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | #2,096 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #2,979 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #2,757 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | #2,544 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | #1,859 |
| 1951 | 21 | — | #1,646 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | #2,032 |
| 1949 | 18 | — | #1,758 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | #2,031 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | #1,853 |
| 1946 | 16 | — | #1,820 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | #1,701 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | #1,741 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | #2,417 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | #1,736 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #2,212 |
| 1940 | 22 | — | #1,436 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,298 |
| 1938 | 17 | — | #1,692 |
| 1937 | 25 | — | #1,345 |
| 1936 | 22 | — | #1,421 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | #1,589 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | #2,274 |
| 1933 | 23 | — | #1,407 |
| 1932 | 26 | — | #1,357 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | #1,851 |
| 1930 | 25 | — | #1,464 |
| 1929 | 24 | — | #1,485 |
| 1928 | 32 | — | #1,272 |
| 1927 | 24 | — | #1,562 |
| 1926 | 21 | — | #1,665 |
| 1925 | 13 | — | #2,322 |
| 1924 | 17 | — | #1,966 |
| 1923 | 23 | — | #1,597 |
| 1922 | 40 | — | #1,120 |
| 1921 | 37 | — | #1,179 |
| 1920 | 26 | — | #1,460 |
| 1919 | 23 | — | #1,534 |
| 1918 | 33 | — | #1,213 |
| 1917 | 23 | — | #1,483 |
| 1916 | 33 | — | #1,139 |
| 1915 | 29 | — | #1,217 |
| 1914 | 17 | — | #1,498 |
| 1913 | 19 | — | #1,173 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,295 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | #1,047 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #1,359 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,144 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,157 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | #862 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,327 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #941 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,115 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,093 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | #801 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | #552 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,045 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #939 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | #852 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #948 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | #725 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | #762 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #714 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #826 |