Recorded 1915–1959 Boys' name Peak 1917 245 births

Allard — boys' name

245 babies named Allard in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s421920s641930s751940s401950s24
1930s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Allard was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

14 babies were named Allard in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Allard

The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Allard between 1915 and 1959, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Allard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Allard performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Allard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Allard in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Allard in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 245 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Allard at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

245

Since 1915

45 years of records

Peak year

1917

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1915

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1959

Allard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1915

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1917)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 195919491941193619321928192219181915 8

Allard by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
75 births that decade — 31% of Allard's all-time total
1910s421920s641930s751940s401950s24

Allard by state

Where Allard concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Allard
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
5 2.0%
South Carolina share of Allard's total US births 2.0%

5 of 245 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Allard?
245 babies have been named Allard since 1915. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1917 with 14 births.
When was Allard most popular?
Allard was most popular in the 1930s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Allard most popular?
The top states for the name Allard are South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Allard been used?
Allard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 45 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Allard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allen, Allan, Allison, Allyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.