How Many People Are Named Bard?
An estimated 161 people in the United States have the first name Bard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Bard peaked in popularity in 1970 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bard 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 Bard paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Bard is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
161
About 1 in 2,128,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1970
13 births
Total Registered
218
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bard
Bard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 218 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bard as a male name
Ranked #6,135 in 1979
5 male births in 1979
Peak: 1970 (13 births)
Bard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bard span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 79 babies were registered. While Bard is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bard by Decade
How has Bard 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.
Bard by State
Bard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bard
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bard?
We estimate approximately 161 people named Bard 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 2,128,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Bard a common name?
Bard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 218 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bard most popular?
Bard reached peak popularity in 1970, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bard is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bard a male name?
Bard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bard Smith, Bard Johnson, Bard 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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