Boys' name · since 1910
Renard
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 2,690 babies named Renard, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,734 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,690
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
Renard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,690 have been recorded since 1910.
Renard has 2,690 recorded births among boys since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2024.
- #2,734 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,690 born since 1910
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renard ranks #2,734 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,690 born since 1910, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,734 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,690
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
Renard's 2,690 recorded births place it above 93.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Renard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Renard splits its recorded history at 1974: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Renard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2024
- Peak year (1970)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Renard by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (500 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Renard's strongest decade.
500 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Renard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 38
1920s
38 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 118
1940s
118 births
- 1950s
1950s
421 births
- 1960s
1960s
500 births
- 1970s
1970s
444 births
- 1980s
1980s
453 births
- 1990s
1990s
342 births
- 2000s 179
2000s
179 births
- 2010s 104
2010s
104 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 500 births (19% of all-time use).
How Renard compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Renard's total volume
Renard by state
Where Renard concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 177 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 133 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 127 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 60 | 2.2% |
| #5 | California | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 52 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Texas | | 22 | 0.8% |
177 of 2,690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Renard appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Renard's data
- Renard's decade-level peak was the 1960s (500 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Renards (177 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 Renard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1910–2024 (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 Renard 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.