Boys' name · since 1891
Barnard
895 babies named Barnard in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 895
- born since 1891
- 1960s
- peak decade
895 boys have been named Barnard since 1891, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barnard has been recorded 895 times among boys since 1891, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 1998.
- #5,517 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 895 born since 1891
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barnard ranks #5,517 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 895 born since 1891, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 895
- born since 1891
- 1960s
- peak decade
Barnard's 895 recorded births place it above 87.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Barnard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Barnard's full recorded timeline at 1948, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Barnard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–1998
- Peak year (1963)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Barnard by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (178 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Barnard's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Barnard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
108 births
- 1920s
1920s
151 births
- 1930s
1930s
95 births
- 1940s
1940s
103 births
- 1950s
1950s
109 births
- 1960s
1960s
178 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 178 births (20% of all-time use).
How Barnard compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Barnard's total volume
Barnard by state
Where Barnard concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 895 births nationwide.
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What to do with Barnard's data
- Barnard's decade-level peak was the 1960s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Barnards (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Barnard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1891–1998 (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 Barnard 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.