boy's name
Wardell
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Births on record 4,326
Wardell is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1950, when 87 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1896.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Wardell over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 |
| 1900s | 51 |
| 1910s | 305 |
| 1920s | 564 |
| 1930s | 545 |
| 1940s | 689 |
| 1950s | 779 |
| 1960s | 496 |
| 1970s | 355 |
| 1980s | 258 |
| 1990s | 135 |
| 2000s | 89 |
| 2010s | 48 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 5 |
How popular is Wardell?
In 2020, Wardell was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Wardell
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Wardell
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wardell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wardell
How popular is the name Wardell?
In 2020, Wardell was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Wardell a girl's or a boy's name?
Wardell is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Wardell?
Wardell has 2 syllables.
When was Wardell most popular?
Wardell peaked in 1950, when 87 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.