Warden

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning guardian or protector.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Warden by the numbers

Warden was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 16 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Warden. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Warrengame park or enclosed hunting ground907 in the US (2017)
  • Waldenvalley of the Welsh; foreigner's valley45 in the US (2017)
  • Wayden11 in the US (2017)
  • Waden7 in the US (2017)
  • Warnerdefender or protector116 in the US (2017)
  • Waylenland beside the road; a modern respelling of Waylon93 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a protector

Like Warden, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
  • Williamresolute protector14,922 in the US (2017)
  • Alexanderdefender of the people12,488 in the US (2017)
  • Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
  • Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
  • Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Warden

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