How Many People Are Named Baird?
An estimated 337 people in the United States have the first name Baird. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Baird peaked in popularity in 1957 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Baird as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Baird paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
337
About 1 in 1,017,075 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1957
17 births
Total Registered
471
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Baird
Baird is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 471 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Baird as a male name
Ranked #9,058 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (17 births)
Baird: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Baird span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 79 babies were registered. While Baird is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Baird by Decade
How has Baird tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Baird + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Baird as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Baird
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Baird: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Baird?
We estimate approximately 337 people named Baird are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,017,075 Americans share this first name.
Is Baird a common name?
Baird is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 471 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Baird most popular?
Baird reached peak popularity in 1957, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Baird is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Baird a male name?
Baird is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Baird Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Baird Smith, Baird Johnson, Baird Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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