Given name & surname
Benard
“as strong and brave as a bear”
Benard is a variant of Bernard. One German interpretation is “as strong and brave as a bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Benard is a variant of Bernard. One German interpretation is “as strong and brave as a bear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Benard is a variant of Bernard. An origin associated with Bernard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Benard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,644
- 1,644 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 38 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,207 as a first name in 2020; 2,214 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Benard’s family of names
Benard has a related form in Bernard. In French usage, Benard as a surname has a related form in Bénard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Benard
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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