Fun Facts About the Name Kennard
- More than 2 thousand babies named Kennard: U.S. records list 2,710 babies given the name Kennard from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kennard Mean?
Kennard is an English given name and surname meaning "bold and hardy." It comes from the Old English personal name Cēnheard, formed from cēn "bold, keen" and heard "hardy, brave, strong." The literal compound sense is "bold-hardy" or "keen-brave"; the customary modern meaning is "bold and hardy." The given name Kennard is a transferred use of the English surname, which developed from this personal name.
Kennard Name History & Origins
Cēnheard belongs to the Old English naming tradition. Its elements, cēn- "bold, keen" and -heard "hardy, brave, strong," also appear in other Old English personal names, and compounds of this kind were common in Anglo-Saxon England. After the Norman Conquest, many Old English personal names declined in use, but Cēnheard survived as the Middle English personal name Kenard and then as the surname Kennard. The surname is recorded in medieval England in forms such as Kenard, which became Kennard, and it became established in southern England, particularly in Sussex and Hampshire.
As a first name, Kennard is a transferred use of the surname, part of the broader English-speaking practice of adopting surnames as given names. It is used in the United States and other English-speaking countries. It is distinct from the similar-looking Kenward, which comes from a different Old English personal name, Cēnweard (cēn plus weard "guardian"), and from Kenneth, a Scottish name of Gaelic origin.
How Popular is the Name Kennard?
Kennard has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1954. Its best rank was #1,014 in 1954.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,214 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #10,265 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #13,138 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #7,945 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #6,934 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #8,516 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #7,897 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #11,439 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #6,158 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #6,839 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #5,326 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #7,888 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #5,963 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #5,644 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,879 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #4,784 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #4,396 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,383 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #5,162 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #4,818 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #5,863 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #5,452 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #3,067 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #3,935 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #3,404 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #4,108 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #2,728 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #3,281 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #2,433 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1992 | #2,575 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #2,508 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #2,285 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #2,046 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1988 | #1,606 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1987 | #1,882 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1986 | #1,816 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1985 | #1,777 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1984 | #1,644 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1983 | #1,987 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1982 | #1,690 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1981 | #1,619 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1980 | #1,834 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1979 | #2,073 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1978 | #2,736 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #2,169 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1976 | #2,209 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #1,860 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1974 | #1,914 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #2,276 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #1,430 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1971 | #1,617 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1970 | #1,641 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1969 | #1,482 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1968 | #1,528 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1967 | #1,427 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1966 | #1,251 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1965 | #1,215 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1964 | #1,168 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1963 | #1,265 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1962 | #1,326 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1961 | #1,669 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1960 | #1,328 | 36 | 0.0017% |
| 1959 | #1,483 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1958 | #1,435 | 30 | 0.0014% |
| 1957 | #1,470 | 29 | 0.0013% |
| 1956 | #1,098 | 48 | 0.0023% |
| 1955 | #1,122 | 44 | 0.0021% |
| 1954 | #1,014 | 55 | 0.0027% |
| 1953 | #1,131 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1952 | #1,283 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1951 | #1,270 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1950 | #1,152 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1949 | #1,313 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1948 | #1,269 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1947 | #1,467 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1946 | #1,454 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1945 | #1,361 | 24 | 0.0018% |
| 1944 | #1,383 | 24 | 0.0018% |
| 1943 | #1,446 | 24 | 0.0017% |
| 1942 | #1,181 | 35 | 0.0025% |
| 1941 | #1,559 | 20 | 0.0016% |
| 1940 | #1,324 | 26 | 0.0022% |
| 1939 | #1,440 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1938 | #1,297 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1937 | #1,278 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1936 | #1,616 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1935 | #1,135 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1934 | #1,204 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1933 | #1,151 | 33 | 0.0033% |
| 1932 | #1,246 | 30 | 0.0029% |
| 1931 | #1,319 | 28 | 0.0027% |
| 1930 | #1,317 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1929 | #2,147 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1928 | #1,546 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1927 | #1,844 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1926 | #1,686 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1925 | #1,969 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1923 | #2,282 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1922 | #1,486 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1920 | #2,284 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1919 | #1,848 | 18 | 0.0018% |
| 1918 | #2,996 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1917 | #1,729 | 19 | 0.0021% |
| 1916 | #1,488 | 23 | 0.0026% |
| 1915 | #1,326 | 26 | 0.0031% |
| 1914 | #1,732 | 14 | 0.0021% |
| 1913 | #2,654 | 6 | 0.0012% |
| 1912 | #1,687 | 10 | 0.0023% |
| 1906 | #1,340 | 5 | 0.0038% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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