First Name WARD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WARD is ranked as the 5145th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,331.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.73 people named WARD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named WARD is 7,227.
  • The SSA data also shows that WARD is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names WARD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,331 +/-7.3%
  • National Rank 5,145
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7,227
  • National Rank 2,533
  • Percentile Rank 97.26%
  • Proportion/100k 2.27

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WARD is 75.7% White, 3.7% Hispanic origin, 17.7% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WARD have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WARD is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WARD

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.7% 63.9% 11.8%
Hispanic origin 3.7% 16.3% -12.6%
Black 17.7% 12.3% 5.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WARD is California where 223 people have this name.
  • Arkansas is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WARD, as 2.38 in every 100,000 Arkansans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Arkansas is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 18 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Iowa (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 59 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 43 0.34 85.1% Indiana 16 0.25 75.8% Iowa 7 0.24 73.0% Kansas 14 0.48 68.5% Michigan 94 0.95 94.8% Minnesota 21 0.38 85.4% Missouri 40 1.33 85.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 110 0.95 92.2% South Dakota 9 1.04 51.3% Wisconsin 21 0.36 85.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 43 0.34 85.1%
Indiana 16 0.25 75.8%
Iowa 7 0.24 73.0%
Kansas 14 0.48 68.5%
Michigan 94 0.95 94.8%
Minnesota 21 0.38 85.4%
Missouri 40 1.33 85.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 110 0.95 92.2%
South Dakota 9 1.04 51.3%
Wisconsin 21 0.36 85.1%
West State Statistics First-Names WARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 34 0.5 78.9% California 223 0.57 94.6% Colorado 20 0.38 74.9% Hawaii 6 0.42 52.7% Idaho 23 1.43 73.5% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 70.5% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 37 0.92 81.1% Utah 41 1.41 80.7% Washington 58 0.82 90.7% Wyoming 9 1.6 52.7%

West States
State stats for the first name WARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 34 0.5 78.9%
California 223 0.57 94.6%
Colorado 20 0.38 74.9%
Hawaii 6 0.42 52.7%
Idaho 23 1.43 73.5%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 70.5%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 37 0.92 81.1%
Utah 41 1.41 80.7%
Washington 58 0.82 90.7%
Wyoming 9 1.6 52.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 72.4% Maine 10 0.77 54.6% Massachusetts 24 0.36 72.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 31 0.35 77.5% New York 125 0.63 93.8% Pennsylvania 65 0.51 89.6% Rhode Island 9 0.86 57.6% Vermont 4 0.63 52.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 72.4%
Maine 10 0.77 54.6%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 72.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 31 0.35 77.5%
New York 125 0.63 93.8%
Pennsylvania 65 0.51 89.6%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 57.6%
Vermont 4 0.63 52.0%
South State Statistics First-Names WARD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 46 0.95 87.3% Arkansas 70 2.38 88.7% Delaware 4 0.38 55.7% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 75.8% Florida 194 0.98 96.1% Georgia 108 1.07 92.8% Kentucky 52 1.17 86.5% Louisiana 40 0.86 84.6% Maryland 40 0.67 87.1% Mississippi 40 1.33 85.0% North Carolina 150 1.51 95.6% Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.5% South Carolina 49 1.02 87.3% Tennessee 41 0.63 87.3% Texas 175 0.65 95.1% Virginia 59 0.71 88.4% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WARD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 46 0.95 87.3%
Arkansas 70 2.38 88.7%
Delaware 4 0.38 55.7%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 75.8%
Florida 194 0.98 96.1%
Georgia 108 1.07 92.8%
Kentucky 52 1.17 86.5%
Louisiana 40 0.86 84.6%
Maryland 40 0.67 87.1%
Mississippi 40 1.33 85.0%
North Carolina 150 1.51 95.6%
Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.5%
South Carolina 49 1.02 87.3%
Tennessee 41 0.63 87.3%
Texas 175 0.65 95.1%
Virginia 59 0.71 88.4%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with WARD as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WARD as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WARD.

The most popular full name is WARD Johnson. 1.79% of all the people named WARD have this family name.

There are 367 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WARD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WARD Johnson 1.79%
2 WARD Williams 1.79%
3 WARD Parker 1.59%
4 WARD Davis 1.39%
5 WARD Burns 1.00%
6 WARD Wilson 1.00%
7 WARD Anderson 0.80%
8 WARD Bailey 0.80%
9 WARD Evans 0.80%
10 WARD Gill 0.80%
11 WARD Harris 0.80%
12 WARD Phillips 0.80%
13 WARD Smith 0.80%
14 WARD Adams 0.60%
15 WARD Brown 0.60%
16 WARD Cannon 0.60%
17 WARD Chapman 0.60%
18 WARD Cooper 0.60%
19 WARD Hinton 0.60%
20 WARD Hudson 0.60%