Fun Facts About the Name Baird
- 471 babies named Baird: U.S. records list 471 babies given the name Baird from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Baird Mean?
Baird is a Scottish surname, and as a given name it is a transferred use of that surname. Its usual derivation is from Scottish Gaelic bàrd, meaning 'poet' or 'minstrel' (a bard). The Gaelic word is the source of the English word bard and referred to a composer and reciter of poetry, often in a chiefly oral tradition.
A less common explanation connects some families named Baird with the Old Norse personal name Bárðr. That name is of different origin and does not carry the meaning 'poet,' so the two derivations should not be merged. For the surname and the given name alike, the Gaelic-derived meaning is the one most commonly given.
Baird Name History & Origins
The surname Baird belongs to Scotland and is found in records by the medieval period. It is especially associated with Lanarkshire and Ayrshire, and later with Aberdeenshire, where the Bairds of Auchmedden held land. The name comes from the Gaelic word for a poet or minstrel, so it likely began as a descriptive or occupational surname for someone who was a bard. In that sense it is related to the English word bard, which entered English from Gaelic or Irish.
From Scotland, the surname spread to Ulster through Scottish settlement and then to North America and other English-speaking regions. Baird is also used as a given name, chiefly as a transferred surname, following a broad pattern in English-speaking countries of adopting family names as first names. It has no separate meaning as a given name beyond the surname's Gaelic-derived sense of poet or minstrel.
How Popular is the Name Baird?
Baird 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 1957. Its best rank was #1,957 in 1957.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #9,058 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,930 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,832 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #7,229 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #10,923 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #7,151 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #12,407 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #8,109 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #8,209 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #12,354 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #8,219 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #9,800 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,977 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #6,431 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #12,564 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #9,682 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #9,032 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #9,512 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,367 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #8,807 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,037 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,549 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #5,800 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #6,164 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,814 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,627 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,544 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,542 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #3,367 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #4,427 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,779 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,980 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,123 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #3,004 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,063 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,328 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,689 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #2,835 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #1,957 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #3,983 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #2,776 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,864 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,845 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,752 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,051 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,348 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #2,368 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #3,557 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,461 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,244 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #2,621 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #3,173 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #2,976 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,817 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #2,669 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,607 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1928 | #4,199 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #2,924 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #4,399 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #4,288 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,275 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #3,904 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #3,854 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #3,764 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #3,428 | 6 | 0.0007% |
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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How the Name Baird Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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