How Many People Are Named Bayard?
An estimated 341 people in the United States have the first name Bayard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Bayard peaked in popularity in 1918 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bayard 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 Bayard paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
341
About 1 in 1,005,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1918
32 births
Total Registered
922
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bayard
Bayard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 922 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bayard as a male name
Ranked #10,756 in 2020
6 male births in 2020
Peak: 1918 (32 births)
Bayard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bayard span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 204 babies were registered. Bayard has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bayard by Decade
How has Bayard 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.
Bayard by State
Birth registrations for Bayard span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Illinois, New York. On average, about 13 Bayards were registered per state.
Bayard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bayard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bayard
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bayard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bayard?
We estimate approximately 341 people named Bayard 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 1,005,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Bayard a common name?
Bayard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 922 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bayard most popular?
Bayard reached peak popularity in 1918, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bayard is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bayard a male name?
Bayard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bayard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bayard Smith, Bayard Johnson, Bayard 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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