How Many People Are Named Girard?
An estimated 911 people in the United States have the first name Girard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Girard peaked in popularity in 1926 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Girard as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Girard paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
911
About 1 in 376,240 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1926
37 births
Total Registered
1,717
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Girard
Girard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,717 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Girard as a male name
Ranked #10,009 in 2003
6 male births in 2003
Peak: 1926 (37 births)
Girard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Girard span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 307 babies were registered. Girard has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Girard by Decade
How has Girard tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Girard by State
Birth registrations for Girard span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Maine, Illinois. On average, about 44 Girards were registered per state.
Girard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Girard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Girard
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Girard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Girard?
We estimate approximately 911 people named Girard are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 376,240 Americans share this first name.
Is Girard a common name?
Girard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,717 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Girard most popular?
Girard reached peak popularity in 1926, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Girard is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Girard a male name?
Girard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Girard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Girard Smith, Girard Johnson, Girard Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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