Recorded 1916–1928 Boys' name Peak 1918 69 births

Medard — boys' name

69 babies named Medard in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s49
1920s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Medard was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Medard in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Medard

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Medard between 1916 and 1928, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Medard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Medard performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Medard shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Medard in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Medard 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 69 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.

Medard at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

69

Since 1916

13 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1916

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1928

Medard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1916

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 19281927192519241923192219211920191919181916 6

Medard by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
49 births that decade — 71% of Medard's all-time total
1910s201920s49

Medard by state

Where Medard concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Medard
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 7.2%
Illinois share of Medard's total US births 7.2%

5 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Medard?
69 babies have been named Medard since 1916. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Medard most popular?
Medard was most popular in the 1920s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Medard most popular?
The top states for the name Medard are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Medard been used?
Medard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 13 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Medard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Medford, Medardo, Medhansh, Medgar, 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, 1916–1928 (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.