Is Benard a boy or girl name?

Benard is a boy’s name. Of the 1,644 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Benard

Recorded 1890–2022 · United States

Benard was most popular in 1956, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,824 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,644 people named Benard.

Benard over time

Births per year. The dot marks Benard’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Benard a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Benard is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,644 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Benard

Where Benard is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Mississippi 50.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org