Given name & surname

Waard

Waard is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Waard isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Waard through the years

Babies since 1880
5
5 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2016
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Waard in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2016–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Waard’s family of names

In Dutch usage, Waard as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form Wirt.

Walk Waard’s family in the name graph

WaardWirt

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Waard, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Arabic · Modern

Wafi

“one who is trustworthy”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Wylden

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Ashaad

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Weylan

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Lorde

“one who has authority and power”

0Not recently recordedCooling

84% boys · 16% girls

Modern

Taves

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Warrior

Warrior is a surname.

14Very rareSteady

>99% boys

Modern

Waylonn

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Waard’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Waard

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