Recorded 1914–1960 Boys' name Peak 1920 109 births

Byard — boys' name

109 babies named Byard in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s541930s61940s131950s61960s6
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Byard was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Byard in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Byard

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Byard between 1914 and 1960, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Byard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Byard performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Byard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Byard 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 109 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.

Byard at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

109

Since 1914

47 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1914

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1960

Byard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1914

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Byard by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
54 births that decade — 50% of Byard's all-time total
1910s241920s541930s61940s131950s61960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Byard?
109 babies have been named Byard since 1914. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Byard most popular?
Byard was most popular in the 1920s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Byard been used?
Byard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 47 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Byard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Byan. 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, 1914–1960 (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.