Ballard · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 84 recorded years as a table

Ballard, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	54
1881	69
1882	62
1883	67
1885	46
1886	54
1887	49
1888	41
1889	109
1892	66
1895	43
1896	42
1899	56
1900	33
1901	66
1902	41
1903	42
1907	34
1910	51
1912	14
1913	37
1914	26
1915	34
1916	37
1917	25
1918	33
1919	23
1920	24
1921	34
1922	37
1923	21
1924	15
1925	12
1926	19
1927	21
1928	29
1929	22
1930	23
1931	15
1932	25
1933	23
1934	11
1935	18
1936	21
1937	23
1938	15
1939	9
1940	19
1941	9
1942	12
1943	7
1944	12
1945	12
1946	10
1947	9
1948	8
1949	10
1950	8
1951	11
1952	9
1953	5
1954	4
1955	4
1956	7
1957	7
1958	4
1959	5
1960	8
1961	2
1962	6
1963	2
1964	3
1965	5
1966	3
1967	3
1969	3
1970	3
1971	4
1972	3
1976	4
1986	3
1997	4
2001	3
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ballard isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Ballard

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6
Rank in 2025: #10,695
How rare: 1 in 284,679 boys
Since 1880: 1,159

Most popular in 1889, at 109 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ballard doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.