Boys' name · since 1919
Gailard
24 babies named Gailard in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,491 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
24 boys have been named Gailard since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gailard recorded 24 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1928.
- #27,491 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gailard ranks #27,491 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,491 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gailard's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gailard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gailard's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gailard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1928
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Gailard by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 71% of the file).
1920s was Gailard's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Gailard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (71% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gailard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1919–1928 (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 Gailard 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.