Recorded 1979–2013 Boys' name Peak 1988 103 births

Rachard — boys' name

103 babies named Rachard in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s401990s372000s152010s5
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Rachard was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rachard in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rachard

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Rachard between 1979 and 2013, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rachard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rachard performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rachard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rachard 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 103 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.

Rachard at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

103

Since 1979

35 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1979

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2013

Rachard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1979

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 2013200119961992198619811979 6

Rachard by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 39% of Rachard's all-time total
1970s61980s401990s372000s152010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rachard?
103 babies have been named Rachard since 1979. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Rachard most popular?
Rachard was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Rachard been used?
Rachard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 35 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Rachard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rachel, Race, Rachael, Rachit, 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, 1979–2013 (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.