Boys' name · since 1974
Shanard
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.
- #15,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanard sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 138 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Shanard recorded 138 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2017.
- #15,332 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 138 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanard ranks #15,332 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shanard's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Shanard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanard's full recorded timeline at 1992, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2017
- Peak year (1992)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Shanard by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (34 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Shanard's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Shanard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (25% of all-time use).
Shanard by state
Where Shanard concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 4.3% |
6 of 138 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shanard's data
- Shanard's decade-level peak was the 1980s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Shanards (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shanard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1974–2017 (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 Shanard 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.