Recorded 1981–1987 Boys' name Peak 1981 17 births

Giscard — boys' name

17 babies named Giscard in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s17
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Giscard was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Giscard in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Giscard

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Giscard between 1981 and 1987, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Giscard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Giscard performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Giscard 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 17 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.

Giscard at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

17

Since 1981

7 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1981

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1987

Giscard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1981

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198719841981 7

Giscard by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 100% of Giscard's all-time total
1980s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Giscard?
17 babies have been named Giscard since 1981. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Giscard most popular?
Giscard was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Giscard been used?
Giscard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 7 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Giscard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Giselle. 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, 1981–1987 (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.