Ward
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Ward is an English surname meaning “guardian,” “watchman,” or “observer,” with Warde and Warden as variants.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Ward in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ward against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ward is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ward in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 44 boys were named Ward, making it the #2833 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 15,026 boys have been named Ward, with the most (341) in 1961. It is most common, relative to births, in Florida.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Belgium (Flanders) | #229 boys | 25 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Netherlands | #616 boys | 22 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #211 boys (all ages) | 3,701 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Ward
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Ward, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Ward | 2009 | North Indian Ocean | 83 km/h |
| Typhoon Ward (Category 5) | 1995 | Western Pacific | 259 km/h |
| Hurricane Ward (Category 2) | 1992 | Eastern Pacific | 176 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Ward
There are 104 towns and villages with Ward in their name, in 15 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 48🇾🇪 Yemen 20🇸🇾 Syria 10🇮🇶 Iraq 8🇨🇦 Canada 4🇬🇧 United Kingdom 4🇮🇪 Ireland 2🇦🇺 Australia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| North Ward | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 10,394 | Map |
| Ward | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 4,704 | Map |
| Seth Ward | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,025 | Map |
| No (1) Ward | Rakhine, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 2,004 | Map |
| Fifth Ward | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | 800 | Map |
| La Ward | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 224 | Map |
| Ward | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | 155 | Map |
| Ward Belt | South Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | 149 | Map |
| Ward | South Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | 92 | Map |
| Ward | Marlborough, 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 81 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Ward
There are 97 lakes and reservoirs with Ward in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 73🇨🇦 Canada 23🇦🇶 Antarctica 1
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| Lac Ward | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Ward | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Ward | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Ward | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Ward Bay | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Ward Lake | 🇦🇶 Antarctica | Map |
| Ward Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Ward Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Ward Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Ward Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Ward songs
One song on Wikidata has Ward in its title:
- Ward – C418
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Ward
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Ward.
Ward Churchill
Ward Cunningham
Ward Moore
Fictional characters named Ward
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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