Ward is an established boys' name that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.
Ward is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,877 among boys (44) and #7,863 among girls (14) — overall #5,145 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | #7,863 | #2,877 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | #12,084 | #3,329 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | #15,074 | #2,945 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | #17,610 | #2,559 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,859 |
| 2020 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,687 |
| 2019 | 46 | 46 | #8,578 | #3,489 |
| 2018 | 50 | 50 | #10,510 | #2,991 |
| 2017 | 53 | 53 | #11,570 | #2,795 |
| 2016 | 54 | 54 | #16,122 | #2,622 |
| 2015 | 39 | 39 | #9,455 | #3,978 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,612 |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,575 |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,416 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,237 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,663 |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,892 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,058 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,851 |
| 2005 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,055 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,505 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,383 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,663 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,775 |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | — | #3,980 |
| 1998 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,387 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | — | #3,595 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | — | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | — | #3,842 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | #4,282 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | — | #3,037 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | — | #2,908 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | — | #3,219 |
| 1990 | 33 | — | — | #2,213 |
| 1989 | 28 | — | — | #2,413 |
| 1988 | 28 | — | — | #2,252 |
| 1987 | 32 | — | — | #1,973 |
| 1986 | 35 | — | — | #1,790 |
| 1985 | 34 | — | — | #1,792 |
| 1984 | 29 | — | — | #1,931 |
| 1983 | 41 | — | — | #1,514 |
| 1982 | 43 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1981 | 32 | — | — | #1,809 |
| 1980 | 45 | — | — | #1,431 |
| 1979 | 35 | — | — | #1,669 |
| 1978 | 43 | — | — | #1,433 |
| 1977 | 56 | — | — | #1,186 |
| 1976 | 66 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1975 | 49 | — | — | #1,226 |
| 1974 | 61 | — | — | #1,063 |
| 1973 | 62 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1972 | 94 | — | — | #835 |
| 1971 | 94 | — | — | #845 |
| 1970 | 129 | — | — | #726 |
| 1969 | 131 | — | — | #693 |
| 1968 | 141 | — | — | #640 |
| 1967 | 183 | — | — | #551 |
| 1966 | 200 | — | — | #543 |
| 1965 | 172 | — | — | #583 |
| 1964 | 244 | — | — | #504 |
| 1963 | 282 | — | — | #472 |
| 1962 | 263 | — | — | #489 |
| 1961 | 341 | — | — | #432 |
| 1960 | 283 | — | — | #472 |
| 1959 | 253 | — | — | #492 |
| 1958 | 246 | — | — | #495 |
| 1957 | 174 | — | #6,988 | #592 |
| 1956 | 193 | — | — | #545 |
| 1955 | 197 | — | — | #521 |
| 1954 | 196 | — | — | #522 |
| 1953 | 207 | — | — | #489 |
| 1952 | 180 | — | — | #521 |
| 1951 | 200 | — | — | #479 |
| 1950 | 167 | — | — | #518 |
| 1949 | 183 | — | — | #492 |
| 1948 | 204 | — | — | #467 |
| 1947 | 218 | — | — | #454 |
| 1946 | 219 | — | — | #432 |
| 1945 | 155 | — | — | #483 |
| 1944 | 167 | — | — | #471 |
| 1943 | 177 | — | — | #468 |
| 1942 | 158 | — | — | #491 |
| 1941 | 139 | — | — | #495 |
| 1940 | 142 | — | — | #486 |
| 1939 | 154 | — | — | #465 |
| 1938 | 175 | — | — | #435 |
| 1937 | 149 | — | — | #457 |
| 1936 | 140 | — | — | #476 |
| 1935 | 157 | — | — | #455 |
| 1934 | 187 | — | — | #404 |
| 1933 | 164 | — | — | #431 |
| 1932 | 169 | — | — | #431 |
| 1931 | 179 | — | — | #423 |
| 1930 | 223 | — | — | #380 |
| 1929 | 192 | — | — | #427 |
| 1928 | 188 | — | #5,409 | #442 |
| 1927 | 230 | — | — | #394 |
| 1926 | 220 | — | — | #404 |
| 1925 | 256 | — | — | #372 |
| 1924 | 276 | — | — | #358 |
| 1923 | 271 | — | — | #361 |
| 1922 | 323 | — | — | #320 |
| 1921 | 273 | — | — | #366 |
| 1920 | 286 | — | — | #347 |
| 1919 | 243 | — | — | #371 |
| 1918 | 258 | — | — | #364 |
| 1917 | 242 | — | — | #359 |
| 1916 | 216 | — | #5,142 | #380 |
| 1915 | 237 | — | — | #348 |
| 1914 | 193 | — | — | #330 |
| 1913 | 150 | — | — | #334 |
| 1912 | 114 | — | — | #362 |
| 1911 | 77 | — | — | #307 |
| 1910 | 50 | — | — | #364 |
| 1909 | 40 | — | — | #386 |
| 1908 | 42 | — | — | #354 |
| 1907 | 32 | — | — | #404 |
| 1906 | 34 | — | — | #362 |
| 1905 | 31 | — | — | #382 |
| 1904 | 39 | — | — | #321 |
| 1903 | 40 | — | — | #299 |
| 1902 | 46 | — | — | #281 |
| 1901 | 25 | — | — | #382 |
| 1900 | 43 | — | — | #328 |
| 1899 | 48 | — | — | #243 |
| 1898 | 28 | — | — | #375 |
| 1897 | 28 | — | — | #359 |
| 1896 | 41 | — | — | #289 |
| 1895 | 48 | — | — | #260 |
| 1894 | 31 | — | — | #321 |
| 1893 | 30 | — | — | #322 |
| 1892 | 50 | — | — | #252 |
| 1891 | 37 | — | — | #268 |
| 1890 | 37 | — | — | #288 |
| 1889 | 32 | — | — | #311 |
| 1888 | 29 | — | — | #347 |
| 1887 | 23 | — | — | #351 |
| 1886 | 25 | — | — | #346 |
| 1885 | 23 | — | — | #378 |
| 1884 | 38 | — | — | #283 |
| 1883 | 27 | — | — | #323 |
| 1882 | 30 | — | — | #316 |
| 1881 | 37 | — | — | #261 |
| 1880 | 30 | — | — | #313 |