Recorded 1923–1939 Boys' name Peak 1923 14 births

Clinard — boys' name

14 babies named Clinard in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s91930s5
1920s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Clinard was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Clinard in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clinard

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Clinard between 1923 and 1939, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clinard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clinard performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Clinard shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clinard 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 14 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.

Clinard at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

14

Since 1923

17 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1923

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1939

Clinard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1923

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
45678910 19391923 9

Clinard by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
9 births that decade — 64% of Clinard's all-time total
1920s91930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clinard?
14 babies have been named Clinard since 1923. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Clinard most popular?
Clinard was most popular in the 1920s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Clinard been used?
Clinard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 17 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Clinard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clifford, Clinton, Clifton, Clint, 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, 1923–1939 (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.