Given name & surname
Kenard
“of the brave or royal guard”
Kenard is a variant of Kennard. One English interpretation is “of the brave or royal guard.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kenard is a variant of Kennard. One English interpretation is “of the brave or royal guard.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kenard is a variant of Kennard. An origin associated with Kennard is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kenard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 776
- 776 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 26 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 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 536 as a first name in 2020; 121 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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