Masculine dossier · first seen 1896

Wardell

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1950

Peak era

1950

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Boomer

1896Peak 19502025

Quick answers about Wardell

An estimated 2,235 living Americans are named Wardell.

Wardell fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Wardell is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 48 and 74 years old.

Not especially. Wardell has been declining since its 1950 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1950

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

4,290

Wardell last appeared in SSA records in 2020. Across its recorded history, about 4,290 American boys received the name.

Wardell peaked in 1950, when 87 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 4,290 Americans named Wardell since 1896.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1950

Living profile

2,235

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age64

Core range48–74

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.