Boys' name · since 1916
Medard
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Medard, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Medard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 69 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Medard recorded 69 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1928.
- #19,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 69 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Medard ranks #19,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Medard's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Medard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Medard's full recorded timeline at 1922, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Medard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1928
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Medard by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (49 births, 71% of the file).
1920s was Medard's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Medard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 49 births (71% of all-time use).
Medard by state
Where Medard concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 7.2% |
5 of 69 births nationwide.
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- Illinois records the most Medards (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Medard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1916–1928 (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 Medard 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.