Einard
Of Old German origin meaning "brave on a single journey".
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Einard. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Einard today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Einard births was 1916 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Einard. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Einard. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1916
5 babies that year
Average age
-
1916 SSA rank
#4,093
Tracked since 1916
Popularity
Einard: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Einard by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Einard during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Einard
The name Einard has its origins in Old Norse, a North Germanic language spoken by the Scandinavian people during the Viking Age, approximately between the 8th and 11th centuries. It is believed to be derived from the Old Norse elements "ein," meaning "one" or "alone," and "ardr," meaning "messenger" or "warrior." The name can be interpreted to mean "lone messenger" or "solitary warrior."
Einard was a relatively common name among the Norse and Germanic peoples during the Middle Ages. It appears in various historical records and literary works from that period, although its usage was primarily concentrated in Scandinavia and the regions influenced by Norse culture.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Einard can be found in the Icelandic Sagas, a collection of literary works that recount the lives and adventures of prominent figures from the Norse world. In the Saga of Grettir the Strong, written in the 13th century, a character named Einard is mentioned as a farmer and chieftain in western Iceland.
Another notable individual bearing this name was Einard of Tönsberg, a Norwegian chieftain and landowner who lived in the late 11th century. He is mentioned in the Heimskringla, a historical work written by the Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson, which chronicles the lives of Norwegian kings and earls.
During the medieval period, several individuals named Einard are recorded as holding positions of authority or significance. In the 12th century, Einard was the name of a bishop in the Diocese of Hamar, located in present-day Norway. Another Einard served as the Abbot of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire, England, during the late 12th century.
In the realm of literature, Einard appears as a character in the Poetic Edda, a collection of Old Norse poems compiled in the 13th century. He is mentioned in the poem "Völuspá" (The Prophecy of the Seeress) as one of the dwarves who helped shape the world.
It is worth noting that the name Einard has also been spelled in various ways throughout history, such as Einardr, Eynard, and Einhardt, reflecting the linguistic and scribal variations of different regions and time periods.
People
Einard + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Einard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Einard: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Einard?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Einard going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Einard a common name?
We classify Einard as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Einard most popular?
The single biggest year for Einard was 1916, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Einard is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Einard in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Einard a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Einard in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Einard still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Einard in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Einard can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Einard?
Want to know how many people have the name Einard? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.