Boys' name · since 1994
Kanard
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Kanard, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 44
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
44 boys have been named Kanard since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kanard has 44 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2013.
- #23,050 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 44 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanard ranks #23,050 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 44
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kanard's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Kanard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kanard's full recorded timeline at 2006, 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 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kanard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2013
- Peak year (2007)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kanard by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Kanard's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kanard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (41% of all-time use).
Kanard by state
Where Kanard concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 11.4% |
5 of 44 births nationwide.
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- Kanard's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kanards (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kanard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1994–2013 (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 Kanard 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.