Boys' name · since 1883
Blanchard
Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 413 babies named Blanchard, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 413
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Blanchard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 413 have been recorded since 1883.
Blanchard has 413 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1964.
- #8,846 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 413 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blanchard ranks #8,846 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 413 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 413
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Blanchard's 413 recorded births place it above 80.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Blanchard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Blanchard's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Blanchard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1964
- Peak year (1917)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Blanchard by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (118 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Blanchard's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Blanchard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
93 births
- 1920s
1920s
118 births
- 1930s
1930s
87 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 118 births (29% of all-time use).
Blanchard by state
Where Blanchard concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 18 | 4.4% |
18 of 413 births nationwide.
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- Blanchard's decade-level peak was the 1920s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Blanchards (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
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 Blanchard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1883–1964 (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 Blanchard 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.