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Laird

#3,232 most common boys' name of all time · #7,843 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1888–2022

Rank among boys
#3,232
Rank overall
#7,843 of 105,966
First appeared
1888
Years on the list
103 of 146
All-time
1,902
Since 2016
61
Peak year
2006 #2,514
Best rank
#1,040 1949
Girls Boys peak 48/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Laird first appears in 1888. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2022 6 6 #10,912
2021 9 9 #8,197
2020 6 6 #10,666
2019 9 9 #8,242
2018 8 8 #8,843
2017 11 11 #7,115
2016 12 12 #6,746
2015 9 9 #8,077
2014 10 10 #7,590
2013 18 18 #4,992
2012 24 24 #4,137
2011 17 17 #5,216
2010 15 15 #5,754
2009 25 25 #4,044
2008 30 30 #3,566
2007 31 31 #3,454
2006 48 48 #2,514
2005 26 26 #3,628
2004 8 8 #8,185
2003 6 6 #9,635
2002 10 10 #6,552
2001 8 8 #7,581
2000 5 5 #10,410
1999 5 5 #9,975
1998 9 9 #6,345
1996 6 6 #8,016
1993 6 6 #7,694
1990 5 5 #8,208
1988 11 11 #4,197
1986 6 6 #5,987
1984 7 7 #5,032
1983 7 7 #4,954
1982 6 6 #5,681
1981 6 6 #5,533
1980 9 9 #4,180
1979 7 7 #4,893
1978 13 13 #3,090
1977 10 10 #3,641
1976 7 7 #4,475
1975 8 8 #3,986
1974 15 15 #2,572
1973 14 14 #2,624
1972 7 7 #4,016
1971 16 16 #2,394
1970 22 22 #1,902
1969 24 24 #1,701
1968 12 12 #2,474
1967 15 15 #2,060
1966 22 22 #1,656
1965 16 16 #2,012
1964 30 30 #1,448
1963 16 16 #2,057
1962 23 23 #1,687
1961 33 33 #1,394
1960 26 26 #1,596
1959 35 35 #1,332
1958 38 38 #1,261
1957 46 46 #1,142
1956 35 35 #1,306
1955 44 44 #1,123
1954 32 32 #1,340
1953 35 35 #1,268
1952 47 47 #1,059
1951 38 38 #1,182
1950 42 42 #1,095
1949 46 46 #1,040
1948 34 34 #1,244
1947 32 32 #1,308
1946 35 35 #1,185
1945 29 29 #1,242
1944 29 29 #1,247
1943 41 41 #1,065
1942 42 42 #1,046
1941 12 12 #2,116
1940 21 21 #1,490
1939 24 24 #1,378
1938 14 14 #1,935
1937 29 29 #1,247
1936 10 10 #2,351
1935 16 16 #1,789
1934 15 15 #1,895
1933 11 11 #2,258
1932 9 9 #2,691
1931 14 14 #2,037
1930 15 15 #2,002
1929 22 22 #1,586
1928 14 14 #2,199
1927 18 18 #1,902
1926 11 11 #2,615
1925 11 11 #2,628
1924 21 21 #1,751
1923 17 17 #1,971
1922 16 16 #2,080
1921 15 15 #2,180
1920 14 14 #2,265
1919 15 15 #2,093
1918 11 11 #2,590
1917 20 20 #1,667
1916 17 17 #1,805
1915 15 15 #1,919
1914 11 11 #2,020
1912 9 9 #1,802
1888 5 5 #1,159