Ballard
Ballard is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Ballard Berkeley (1904–1988), English actor Ballard Campbell, American historian Ballard MacDonald (1882–1935), American lyricist Ballard Smith (baseball), American sports executive, district attorney Ballard Smith, American politician
Meaning & Origin of Ballard
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ballard is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Ballard Berkeley (1904–1988), English actor Ballard Campbell, American historian Ballard MacDonald (1882–1935), American lyricist Ballard Smith (baseball), American sports executive, district attorney Ballard Smith, American politician
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The Story of Ballard
The earliest SSA record of Ballard as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 6 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 40 newborns named Ballard — #1,120 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Ballards. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2001 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Ballards have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ballard
Ballard is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ballard's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #1,120. Use the chart and map above to compare Ballard's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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