Given name & surname · also German
Warda
“a guardian”·“resembling a rose”
Warda is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a guardian” and “resembling a rose”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a guardian” and “resembling a rose”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with German and Arabic naming traditions.
How it developed
From Arabic وَرْدَة (“rose”), from Polish Warda.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Warda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 215
- 0 boys · 215 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,827 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,827 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 687 as a first name in 2020; 1,021 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Warda’s family of names
Warda has a related form in Wardah. Warda has a related form in Wardeh. Warda has a related form in Wardena.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Warda
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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