Recorded 1918–1955 Boys' name Peak 1918 29 births

Bennard — boys' name

29 babies named Bennard in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s51930s111950s5
1930s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Bennard was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bennard in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bennard

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Bennard between 1918 and 1955, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bennard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bennard performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bennard shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bennard 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 29 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.

Bennard at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

29

Since 1918

38 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1918

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1955

Bennard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1918

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
456789 19551936193519291918 8

Bennard by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 38% of Bennard's all-time total
1910s81920s51930s111950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bennard?
29 babies have been named Bennard since 1918. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Bennard most popular?
Bennard was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Bennard been used?
Bennard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 38 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Bennard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Benjamin, Ben, Bennett, Bentley, 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, 1918–1955 (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.