Boys' name · since 1917

Hallard

27 babies named Hallard in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,653 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade

Hallard sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 27 recorded since 1917.

Hallard has 27 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1939.

  • #26,653 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 27 born since 1917
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hallard ranks #26,653 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.

#26,653 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hallard's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Hallard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hallard's full recorded timeline at 1927, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hallard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1939

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 19171918192719321939 5

Hallard by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (11 births, 41% of the file).

1910s was Hallard's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Hallard births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hallard? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 27 babies named Hallard. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,653 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1939. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 6 births.
Where does Hallard sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hallard ranks #26,653 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hallard most popular? ▼
Hallard was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Hallard been used? ▼
Hallard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 23 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Hallard? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hal, Hallie, Hale, Halen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hallard's data

  • Hallard's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1930s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hallard

Nearby Names Like Hallard

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hallard

Hal Boy
#3132 16,784 births
Hallie Boy
1,335 births
Hale Boy
#6463 1,282 births
Halen Boy
#3102 1,255 births
Halbert Boy
1,137 births

Compare Hallard side by side: Hallard vs Hal Hallard vs Hallie Hallard vs Hale

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Esta
27 births · Peak 1916
Huley
27 births · Peak 1947
Tillie
27 births · Peak 1915
Thelmon
27 births · Peak 1910
Wilsie
27 births · Peak 1912
Villa
27 births · Peak 1914
Hasker
27 births · Peak 1916
Monford
27 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hallard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1939 (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 Hallard 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.