Boys' name · since 1919
Vard
25 babies named Vard in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Vard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Vard recorded 25 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1938.
- #27,396 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1919
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vard ranks #27,396 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1919, peaking in the 1930s.
- #27,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Vard's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vard's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1938
- Peak year (1919)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Vard by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (10 births, 40% of the file).
1930s was Vard's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Vard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (40% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1919–1938 (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 Vard 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.