Boys' name · since 1880
Dillard
3,730 babies named Dillard in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,200 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,730
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dillard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 3,730 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dillard has been recorded 3,730 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2014.
- #2,200 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 3,730 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dillard ranks #2,200 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,730 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,200 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,730
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dillard's 3,730 recorded births place it above 95.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Dillard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dillard splits its recorded history at 1944: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 96 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dillard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2014
- Peak year (1921)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Dillard by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (816 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Dillard's strongest decade.
816 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Dillard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 86
1880s
86 births
- 1890s 73
1890s
73 births
- 1900s 132
1900s
132 births
- 1910s
1910s
440 births
- 1920s
1920s
816 births
- 1930s
1930s
673 births
- 1940s
1940s
548 births
- 1950s
1950s
362 births
- 1960s 230
1960s
230 births
- 1970s 139
1970s
139 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 816 births (22% of all-time use).
How Dillard compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dillard's total volume
Dillard by state
Where Dillard concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 376 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 315 | 8.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 253 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 144 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 117 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 96 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 80 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 61 | 1.6% |
376 of 3,730 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Dillard appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dillard's data
- Dillard's decade-level peak was the 1920s (816 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Dillards (376 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dillard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~134 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dillard draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.