Baird
A boys’ name of Scottish origin, meaning bard; poet or storyteller.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Baird by the numbers
Baird was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 1957, making it a 1950s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Baird. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bairone who bears or carries6 in the US (2017)
- Blairplain or battlefield682 in the US (2017)
- Barryfair-haired, spear; from Barra134 in the US (2017)
- Bailybailiff, steward; a form of Bailey16 in the US (2017)
- Bainefair-haired warrior; a form of Bane13 in the US (2017)
- Bayardreddish brown horse; a hero9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean song or music
Like Baird, each of these has song or music in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Harperharp player10,735 in the US (2017)
- Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
- Carmensong; poem; possibly from mount carmel789 in the US (2017)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
- Rishisage; seer; poet28 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tadhgpoet or philosopher98 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Baird
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