Recorded 1953–2017 Boys' name Peak 1982 701 births

Denard — boys' name

701 babies named Denard in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s321960s781970s1081980s2261990s1392000s682010s50
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Denard was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

33 babies were named Denard in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denard

The Social Security Administration has registered 701 babies named Denard between 1953 and 2017, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Denard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denard performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 226 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Denard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Denard in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denard 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 701 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.

Denard at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

701

Since 1953

65 years of records

Peak year

1982

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1953

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2017

Denard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1953

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1982)
33
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
010203040 201720092000199219841976196819601953 7

Denard by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
226 births that decade — 32% of Denard's all-time total
1950s321960s781970s1081980s2261990s1392000s682010s50

Denard by state

Where Denard concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Denard
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
19 2.7%
#2 Georgia
5 0.7%
#3 Texas
5 0.7%
Florida share of Denard's total US births 2.7%
Even split

19 of 701 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denard?
701 babies have been named Denard since 1953. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1982 with 33 births.
When was Denard most popular?
Denard was most popular in the 1980s decade with 226 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Denard most popular?
The top states for the name Denard are Florida (19 births), Georgia (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Denard been used?
Denard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 65 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Denard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dennis, Denis, Denver, Denny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1953–2017 (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.