The baby name Laird is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /lɛərd/ (UK), /lɛrd/ (US) — approx. "LAYRD" (rhymes with "aired").
Laird is Scottish in Origin.
The baby name Laird is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /lɛərd/ (UK), /lɛrd/ (US) — approx. "LAYRD" (rhymes with "aired").
Laird is Scottish in Origin.
Rooted in Scots, Laird is a transferred title-name meaning "landowner" or "lord of the estate." It comes from the Scots laird, cognate with English lord and ultimately from Old English hlaford, "loaf-guardian," the early sense behind lord. In Scotland a laird is a heritable landowner, socially below the peerage and distinct from a noble Lord, evoking stewardship and rural authority.
As a given name, Laird rose in the early 20th century with the surname-as-first-name trend, seeing most use in the United States and Canada while remaining rare in Scotland. Noted bearers include actor Laird Cregar, big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton, and author Laird Barron. Variant spellings are uncommon; the standard form is Laird. Related forms are English cognates like Lord rather than true variants. Predominantly masculine, it has occasional unisex use.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #903 | 6 | 7,226 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Laird is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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