Recorded 1915–1981 Boys' name Peak 1929 202 births

Glenard — boys' name

202 babies named Glenard in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s581930s511940s331950s131960s61970s51980s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Glenard was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

11 babies were named Glenard in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Glenard

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Glenard between 1915 and 1981, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Glenard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Glenard performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Glenard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Glenard 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 202 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.

Glenard at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

202

Since 1915

67 years of records

Peak year

1929

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1915

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1981

Glenard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1915

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1929)
11
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
4681012 198119501943193819331928192419181915 10

Glenard by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
58 births that decade — 29% of Glenard's all-time total
1910s311920s581930s511940s331950s131960s61970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Glenard?
202 babies have been named Glenard since 1915. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1929 with 11 births.
When was Glenard most popular?
Glenard was most popular in the 1920s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Glenard been used?
Glenard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 67 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Glenard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Glenn, Glen, Glendon, Glenwood, 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, 1915–1981 (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.