Wardell

Where Wardell comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Wardell.

Wardell through the years
  1. 1896
    First appearance
    #900 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1909
    Peak, #714
    15 babies named Wardell, its best rank.
  3. 1913
    Wardell Pomeroy born
    psychologist
  4. 1951
    Wardell Jackson born
    basketball player
  5. 1998
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #8,479.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Wardell Pomeroy · psychologist, 1913–2001
  • Wardell Jackson · basketball player, born 1951
  • Wardell Quezergue · American music producer, 1930–2011

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.