Boys' name · since 1900
Girard
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 1,717 babies named Girard, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,717
- born since 1900
- 1950s
- peak decade
Girard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,717 have been recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Girard has been recorded 1,717 times among boys since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2003.
- #3,629 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,717 born since 1900
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Girard ranks #3,629 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,717 born since 1900, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,717
- born since 1900
- 1950s
- peak decade
Girard's 1,717 recorded births place it above 92.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Girard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Girard splits its recorded history at 1956: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Girard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2003
- Peak year (1926)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Girard by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (307 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Girard's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Girard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
129 births
- 1920s
1920s
264 births
- 1930s
1930s
211 births
- 1940s
1940s
245 births
- 1950s
1950s
307 births
- 1960s
1960s
220 births
- 1970s 118
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 112
1980s
112 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 307 births (18% of all-time use).
How Girard 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 Girard's total volume
Girard by state
Where Girard concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 212 | 12.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 61 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 39 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #5 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Maine | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Rhode Island | | 5 | 0.3% |
212 of 1,717 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Girard's data
- Girard's decade-level peak was the 1950s (307 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Girards (212 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Girard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1900–2003 (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 Girard 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.