Recorded 1918–1958 Boys' name Peak 1918 38 births

Clenard — boys' name

38 babies named Clenard 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.

1910s111920s111940s101950s6
1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Clenard was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

11 babies were named Clenard in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clenard

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Clenard between 1918 and 1958, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clenard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clenard performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Clenard shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clenard in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clenard 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 38 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.

Clenard at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

38

Since 1918

41 years of records

Peak year

1918

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1918

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1958

Clenard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1918

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1918)
11
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 195819461943192819251918 11

Clenard by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 29% of Clenard's all-time total
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Clenard by state

Where Clenard concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clenard
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 21.1%
Texas share of Clenard's total US births 21.1%

8 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clenard?
38 babies have been named Clenard since 1918. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1918 with 11 births.
When was Clenard most popular?
Clenard was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Clenard most popular?
The top states for the name Clenard are Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Clenard been used?
Clenard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 41 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Clenard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleveland, Clement, Cleo, Cletus, 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, 1918–1958 (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.