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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Benard

Benard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 859th; the most babies were born in 1956 (38). More babies were named Benard in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
195638 babies
Total since 1880
1,644babies recorded

Benard popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#4,69011
1980#5,5866
1970#2,12918
1960#1,81820
1950#1,31430
1940#1,80615
1930#1,30430
1920#1,59723
1910#1,6095
1900——
1890#1,0175
1880——

How popular is Benard, counting every spelling?

Benard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Benard?

About 800 people born in the US named Benard are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 44 and 72. That makes Benard a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Benard by state

How common Benard was among boys born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (17.1×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesMS0.22Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Benard, boys, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Benard: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Benard, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Benard

How popular is the name Benard?

Benard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 859th; the most babies were born in 1956 (38). More babies were named Benard in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Benard a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Benard in the US.

Where was Benard most popular?

In 1954–1958, Benard was most common in Mississippi (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Illinois.