How Many People Are Named Ballard?
An estimated 329 people in the United States have the first name Ballard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Ballard peaked in popularity in 1922 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ballard as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ballard paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Ballard is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
329
About 1 in 1,041,806 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1922
40 births
Total Registered
1,153
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ballard
Ballard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,153 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ballard as a male name
Ranked #9,368 in 2001
6 male births in 2001
Peak: 1922 (40 births)
Ballard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ballard span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 257 babies were registered. Ballard has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ballard by Decade
How has Ballard tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ballard by State
Birth registrations for Ballard span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia. The lowest are in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky. On average, about 117 Ballards were registered per state.
Ballard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ballard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ballard
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Ballard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ballard?
We estimate approximately 329 people named Ballard are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,041,806 Americans share this first name.
Is Ballard a common name?
Ballard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,153 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ballard most popular?
Ballard reached peak popularity in 1922, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ballard is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ballard a male name?
Ballard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ballard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ballard Smith, Ballard Johnson, Ballard Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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