Recorded 1974–2017 Boys' name Peak 1992 138 births

Shanard — boys' name

138 babies named Shanard in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s341990s342000s332010s10

The verdict

138 boys have been named Shanard since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2017.

138
total births
1974–2017
years on record
1980s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Shanard was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shanard in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shanard

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Shanard between 1974 and 2017, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shanard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shanard performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shanard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shanard in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shanard 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 138 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.

Shanard at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

138

Since 1974

44 years of records

Peak year

1992

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1974

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2017

Shanard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1974

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1992)
10
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 201720062001199419911983197919751974 5

Shanard by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
34 births that decade — 25% of Shanard's all-time total
1970s271980s341990s342000s332010s10

Shanard by state

Where Shanard concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shanard
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 4.3%
Florida share of Shanard's total US births 4.3%

6 of 138 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shanard?
138 babies have been named Shanard since 1974. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1992 with 10 births.
When was Shanard most popular?
Shanard was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Shanard most popular?
The top states for the name Shanard are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Shanard been used?
Shanard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 44 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Shanard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, 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, 1974–2017 (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.