Boys' name · since 1967
Genard
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Genard, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
49 boys have been named Genard since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Genard has 49 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2002.
- #22,299 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 49 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Genard ranks #22,299 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Genard's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Genard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Genard's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Genard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2002
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Genard by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (18 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Genard's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Genard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Genard's decade-level peak was the 1980s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Genard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1967–2002 (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 Genard 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.