Recorded 1928–1993 Boys' name Peak 1981 154 births

Dennard — boys' name

154 babies named Dennard in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Dennard was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

19 babies were named Dennard in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dennard

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Dennard between 1928 and 1993, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dennard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dennard performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dennard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dennard 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 154 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.

Dennard at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

154

Since 1928

66 years of records

Peak year

1981

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1928

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 1993

Dennard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1928

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1981)
19
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Dennard by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
86 births that decade — 56% of Dennard's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dennard?
154 babies have been named Dennard since 1928. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1981 with 19 births.
When was Dennard most popular?
Dennard was most popular in the 1980s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Dennard been used?
Dennard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 66 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Dennard?
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.

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, 1928–1993 (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.