Recorded 1947–1959 Boys' name Peak 1947 15 births

Gard — boys' name

15 babies named Gard in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s10
1950s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Gard was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gard in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gard

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Gard between 1947 and 1959, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gard performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gard shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gard 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 15 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.

Gard at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

15

Since 1947

13 years of records

Peak year

1947

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1947

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1959

Gard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1947

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1947)
5
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5 195919581947 5

Gard by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 67% of Gard's all-time total
1940s51950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gard?
15 babies have been named Gard since 1947. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1947 with 5 births.
When was Gard most popular?
Gard was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Gard been used?
Gard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 13 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Gard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, 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, 1947–1959 (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.