Recorded 1913–1956 Boys' name Peak 1919 79 births

Minard — boys' name

79 babies named Minard in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s221930s121940s51950s5
1910s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Minard was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Minard in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Minard

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Minard between 1913 and 1956, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Minard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Minard performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Minard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Minard 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 79 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.

Minard at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

79

Since 1913

44 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1913

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1956

Minard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1913

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 195619471937193019261925192219211919191819161913 7

Minard by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
35 births that decade — 44% of Minard's all-time total
1910s351920s221930s121940s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Minard?
79 babies have been named Minard since 1913. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Minard most popular?
Minard was most popular in the 1910s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Minard been used?
Minard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 44 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Minard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Minh, Minor, Minnie, Minoru, 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, 1913–1956 (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.