Baird
Baird is a given name which may refer to:Baird Bryant (1927–2008), American cinematographer and filmmaker Baird Searles (1934–1993), American science fiction author and critic Baird T. Spalding (1872–1953), American writer Baird Tipson, American academic and college administrator
Meaning & Origin of Baird
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Baird is a given name which may refer to:Baird Bryant (1927–2008), American cinematographer and filmmaker Baird Searles (1934–1993), American science fiction author and critic Baird T. Spalding (1872–1953), American writer Baird Tipson, American academic and college administrator
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The Story of Baird
Baird first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 17 Bairds were born — ranking #1,952 that year. As of 2026, Baird ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 471 Bairds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Baird
Baird is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 471 births in the dataset. Baird's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #1,952. Use the chart and map above to compare Baird's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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