Quick answers about Wardell
How many people are named Wardell?
An estimated 1,975 living Americans are named Wardell.
How rare is Wardell?
Wardell fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Wardell?
The median age of a living American named Wardell is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 71 years old.
Is Wardell still popular?
Not especially. Wardell has been declining since its 1950 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Wardell most common?
Wardell has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 10.5× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Wardell is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 10.2× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Wardell is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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