Baird comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Minstrel, poet.
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How popular is Baird?
1957peak year
The name Baird reached its peak in 1957, with 17 registrations (ranked #1957). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1915, roughly 42 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #9080) today, averaging about 8 new babies per year. Baird's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 471 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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