Ward Popularity by Year
Follow Ward across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Ward 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 | 44 | #2,833 | Up 439 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 14 | #7,491 | Up 3,631 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 36 | #3,272 | Down 377 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 8 | #11,122 | Up 2,340 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 43 | #2,895 | Down 378 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 6 | #13,462 | Up 1,844 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 54 | #2,517 | Up 302 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 5 | #15,306 | Down 7,168 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 44 | #2,819 | Down 161 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 47 | #2,658 | Up 768 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 33 | #3,426 | Down 483 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 13 | #8,138 | Up 1,668 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 40 | #2,943 | Down 188 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 10 | #9,806 | Up 883 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 44 | #2,755 | Down 168 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 9 | #10,689 | Up 3,642 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 48 | #2,587 | Up 1,295 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 6 | #14,331 | Down 5,400 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 27 | #3,882 | Down 350 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 12 | #8,931 | Down 2,845 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 30 | #3,532 | Down 35 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 30 | #3,497 | Up 506 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 25 | #4,003 | Up 1,197 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 17 | #5,200 | Down 153 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 18 | #5,047 | Up 2,189 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 11 | #7,236 | Down 2,522 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 20 | #4,714 | Up 1,908 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 12 | #6,622 | Down 1,947 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 19 | #4,675 | Down 734 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 23 | #3,941 | Up 3,035 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 10 | #6,976 | Down 2,360 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 17 | #4,616 | Up 515 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 14 | #5,131 | Down 655 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 17 | #4,476 | Up 97 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 16 | #4,573 | Down 739 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 19 | #3,834 | Down 538 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 23 | #3,296 | Up 159 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 20 | #3,455 | Down 162 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 21 | #3,293 | Up 400 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 17 | #3,693 | Up 401 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 15 | #4,094 | Down 1,151 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 23 | #2,943 | Down 109 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 24 | #2,834 | Up 271 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 20 | #3,105 | Down 935 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 33 | #2,170 | Up 189 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 28 | #2,359 | Down 162 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 28 | #2,197 | Down 259 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 32 | #1,938 | Down 178 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 35 | #1,760 | Up 4 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 34 | #1,764 | Up 121 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 29 | #1,885 | Down 395 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 41 | #1,490 | Down 26 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 43 | #1,464 | Up 302 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 32 | #1,766 | Down 356 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 45 | #1,410 | Up 223 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 35 | #1,633 | Down 223 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 43 | #1,410 | Down 233 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 56 | #1,177 | Down 158 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 66 | #1,019 | Up 189 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 49 | #1,208 | Down 156 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 61 | #1,052 | Down 29 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 62 | #1,023 | Down 197 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 94 | #826 | Up 12 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 94 | #838 | Down 114 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 129 | #724 | Down 35 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 131 | #689 | Down 51 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 141 | #638 | Down 88 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 183 | #550 | Down 11 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 200 | #539 | Up 43 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 172 | #582 | Down 79 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 244 | #503 | Down 34 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 282 | #469 | Up 19 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 263 | #488 | Down 58 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 341 | #430 | Up 42 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 283 | #472 | Up 18 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 253 | #490 | Up 5 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 246 | #495 | Up 95 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 169 | #590 | Down 47 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 5 | #6,086 | Down 1,361 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 193 | #543 | Down 23 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 197 | #520 | No rank change |
| 1954 | Boys | 196 | #520 | Down 32 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 207 | #488 | Up 32 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 180 | #520 | Down 41 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 200 | #479 | Up 39 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 167 | #518 | Down 28 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 183 | #490 | Down 23 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 204 | #467 | Down 15 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 218 | #452 | Down 22 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 219 | #430 | Up 52 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 155 | #482 | Down 12 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 167 | #470 | Down 4 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 177 | #466 | Up 23 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 158 | #489 | Up 5 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 139 | #494 | Down 11 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 142 | #483 | Down 18 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 154 | #465 | Down 32 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 175 | #433 | Up 24 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 149 | #457 | Up 19 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 140 | #476 | Down 24 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 157 | #452 | Down 50 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 187 | #402 | Up 29 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 164 | #431 | Down 2 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 169 | #429 | Down 7 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 179 | #422 | Down 42 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 223 | #380 | Up 45 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 192 | #425 | Up 17 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 183 | #442 | Down 49 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 5 | #4,725 | Down 308 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 230 | #393 | Up 10 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 220 | #403 | Down 32 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 256 | #371 | Down 14 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 276 | #357 | Up 3 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 271 | #360 | Down 40 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 323 | #320 | Up 46 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 273 | #366 | Down 19 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 286 | #347 | Up 24 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 243 | #371 | Down 7 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 258 | #364 | Down 5 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 242 | #359 | Up 21 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 211 | #380 | Down 33 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 5 | #4,417 | — |
| 1915 | Boys | 237 | #347 | Down 18 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 193 | #329 | Up 4 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 150 | #333 | Up 26 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 114 | #359 | Down 54 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 77 | #305 | Up 57 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 50 | #362 | Up 16 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 40 | #378 | Down 29 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 42 | #349 | Up 47 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 32 | #396 | Down 41 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 34 | #355 | Up 15 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 31 | #370 | Down 50 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 39 | #320 | Down 23 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 40 | #297 | Down 20 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 46 | #277 | Up 94 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 25 | #371 | Down 46 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 43 | #325 | Down 85 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 48 | #240 | Up 124 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 28 | #364 | Down 11 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 28 | #353 | Down 65 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 41 | #288 | Down 28 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 48 | #260 | Up 59 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 31 | #319 | Down 2 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 30 | #317 | Down 66 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 50 | #251 | Up 14 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 37 | #265 | Up 17 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 37 | #282 | Up 23 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 32 | #305 | Up 38 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 29 | #343 | Down 3 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 23 | #340 | Down 4 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 25 | #336 | Up 28 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 23 | #364 | Down 86 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 38 | #278 | Up 40 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 27 | #318 | Down 5 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 30 | #313 | Down 53 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 37 | #260 | Up 45 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 30 | #305 | — |