Ballard Popularity by Year
Follow Ballard across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Ballard birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 6 | #10,695 | Down 1,452 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 6 | #9,243 | Down 1,962 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 7 | #7,281 | Down 1,355 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 6 | #5,926 | Down 1,508 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 7 | #4,418 | Up 568 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 5 | #4,986 | Down 1,023 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 7 | #3,963 | Up 761 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 5 | #4,724 | Down 320 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 5 | #4,404 | Down 845 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 6 | #3,559 | Down 22 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 6 | #3,537 | Down 757 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 9 | #2,780 | Up 1,259 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 5 | #4,039 | Up 9 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 5 | #4,048 | Down 1,684 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 12 | #2,364 | Up 1,701 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 5 | #4,065 | Down 2,023 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 16 | #2,042 | Up 488 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 11 | #2,530 | Up 288 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 9 | #2,818 | Down 725 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 15 | #2,093 | Down 2 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 15 | #2,091 | Up 873 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 8 | #2,964 | Down 221 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 9 | #2,743 | Down 212 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 10 | #2,531 | Down 675 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 17 | #1,856 | Down 213 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 21 | #1,643 | Up 376 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 14 | #2,019 | Down 265 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 18 | #1,754 | Up 273 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 14 | #2,027 | Down 177 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 17 | #1,850 | Down 37 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 16 | #1,813 | Down 116 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 16 | #1,697 | Up 41 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 16 | #1,738 | Up 667 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 10 | #2,405 | Down 675 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 17 | #1,730 | Up 477 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 11 | #2,207 | Down 774 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 22 | #1,433 | Up 855 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 10 | #2,288 | Down 599 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 17 | #1,689 | Down 345 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 25 | #1,344 | Up 73 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 22 | #1,417 | Up 167 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 19 | #1,584 | Up 682 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 11 | #2,266 | Down 861 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 23 | #1,405 | Down 49 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 26 | #1,356 | Up 487 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 16 | #1,843 | Down 380 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 25 | #1,463 | Up 17 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 24 | #1,480 | Down 208 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 32 | #1,272 | Up 289 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 24 | #1,561 | Up 100 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 21 | #1,661 | Up 652 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 13 | #2,313 | Down 349 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 17 | #1,964 | Down 375 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 23 | #1,589 | Down 469 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 40 | #1,120 | Up 58 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 37 | #1,178 | Up 279 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 26 | #1,457 | Up 74 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 23 | #1,531 | Down 320 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 33 | #1,211 | Up 268 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 23 | #1,479 | Down 341 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 33 | #1,138 | Up 79 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 29 | #1,217 | Up 275 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 17 | #1,492 | Down 319 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 19 | #1,173 | Up 1,096 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 6 | #2,269 | Down 1,224 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 10 | #1,045 | Up 300 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 5 | #1,345 | Down 215 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 5 | #1,130 | Up 7 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 5 | #1,137 | Down 279 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 7 | #858 | Up 452 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 5 | #1,310 | Down 382 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 6 | #928 | Up 173 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 5 | #1,101 | Down 22 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 5 | #1,079 | Down 287 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 8 | #792 | Down 243 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 12 | #549 | Up 482 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 5 | #1,031 | Down 110 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 5 | #921 | Down 76 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 6 | #845 | Up 91 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 5 | #936 | Down 216 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 7 | #720 | Up 34 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 7 | #754 | Down 48 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 7 | #706 | Up 103 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 6 | #809 | — |