Boys' name · since 1890
Benard
Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 1,644 babies named Benard, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,644
- born since 1890
- 1950s
- peak decade
Benard sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,644 recorded since 1890.
Benard has 1,644 recorded births among boys since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2022.
- #3,729 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,644 born since 1890
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Benard ranks #3,729 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,644 born since 1890, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,644
- born since 1890
- 1950s
- peak decade
Benard's 1,644 recorded births place it above 91.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Benard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Benard's full recorded timeline at 1957, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Benard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2022
- Peak year (1956)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Benard by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (261 births, 16% of the file).
1950s was Benard's strongest decade.
261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Benard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
148 births
- 1920s
1920s
252 births
- 1930s
1930s
219 births
- 1940s
1940s
198 births
- 1950s
1950s
261 births
- 1960s
1960s
210 births
- 1970s
1970s
110 births
- 1980s 76
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 87
1990s
87 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 261 births (16% of all-time use).
How Benard 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 Benard's total volume
Benard by state
Where Benard concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 146 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 37 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
146 of 1,644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Benard's data
- Benard's decade-level peak was the 1950s (261 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Benards (146 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Benard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1890–2022 (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 Benard 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.