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Wardell

Wardell was most popular in 1950, when 87 boys got the name. In 2025, fewer than 5 boys were named Wardell.

4,326babies since 1880
1950most popular year
#730best rank, 1935
n/arank in 2025

Babies named Wardell each year in the US

Girls Boys

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See the numbers by decade
DecadeGirlsBoys
1890s07
1900s051
1910s8297
1920s15549
1930s0545
1940s13676
1950s0779
1960s0496
1970s0355
1980s0258
1990s0135
2000s089
2010s048
2020s05

Wardell in other countries

Out of every 10,000 boys born each year, how many were named Wardell.

US England and Wales

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CountryTop yearAt peak2025 rank
US 1950 1 in 20,578 n/a
England and Wales 1838 1 in 59,546 n/a

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Where the counts come from: the US from Social Security card records from 1880 (names given to at least 5 babies in a year; years before about 1937 count fewer people, because the cards started then), and before 1880 from Douglas Galbi's tables of a census sample. England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics from 1996, and before that from Stephen Bush's study of local birth records, a sample of about 120,000 births a year (CC BY 4.0). Scotland from National Records of Scotland. Northern Ireland from NISRA. France from INSEE, first names and last names. Italy from ISTAT (CC BY 4.0), the top 50 names a year. Berlin from the city's open data (CC BY 3.0 DE), counting only the first of a child's names. UK figures are Crown copyright, used under the Open Government Licence. US last names from the 2020 census, and before 1850 from the 1790 census. Irish last names from Robert Matheson's report on the births of 1890. Italian last names from the City of Florence (CC BY 4.0). Norwegian last names from Statistics Norway (CC BY 4.0).

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