Boys' name · since 1915
Avard
Avard has 20 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
20 boys have been named Avard since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Avard recorded 20 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1920.
- #28,932 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avard ranks #28,932 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #28,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Avard's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Avard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Avard's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Avard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1920
- Peak year (1915)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Avard by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (13 births, 65% of the file).
1910s was Avard's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Avard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 13 births (65% of all-time use).
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- Avard's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1920s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Avard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~5 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1920 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Avard draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.