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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Laird

Laird was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 1041st; the most babies were born in 2006 (48). More babies were named Laird in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
200648 babies
Total since 1880
1,902babies recorded

Laird popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#11,4126
2010#5,91815
2000#11,4335
1990#8,9145
1980#4,3479
1970#1,91222
1960#1,60726
1950#1,09442
1940#1,50421
1930#2,01715
1920#2,28614
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Laird, counting every spelling?

Laird has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Laird?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Laird are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 20 and 72. That makes Laird a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Laird by state

How common Laird was among boys born in each state in 2004–2008, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.2×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Laird, boys, 2004–2008. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Laird: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Laird, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Laird

How popular is the name Laird?

Laird was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 1041st; the most babies were born in 2006 (48). More babies were named Laird in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Laird a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Laird in the US.

Where was Laird most popular?

In 2004–2008, Laird was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys).