BabyNamesTrends
Menu

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Girard

Girard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 1125th; the most babies were born in 1926 (37). More babies were named Girard in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings

Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192637 babies
Total since 1880
1,717babies recorded

Girard 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#9,5076
1990#4,50212
1980#3,48712
1970#2,15618
1960#1,30437
1950#1,35029
1940#1,75716
1930#1,47525
1920#1,84319
1910——
1900#1,3955
1890——
1880——

How popular is Girard, counting every spelling?

Girard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Girard?

About 800 people born in the US named Girard are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 47 and 72. That makes Girard 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.

Girard by state

How common Girard was among boys born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. In 47 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMA0.09Oregon: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesRI0.19California: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 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, Girard, boys, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Girard

How popular is the name Girard?

Girard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 1125th; the most babies were born in 1926 (37). More babies were named Girard in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Girard a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,717 boys.

Where was Girard most popular?

In 1924–1928, Girard was most common in Rhode Island (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.