Laird
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAIRD
- Origin
- Scottish
Laird is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “landowner, lord of an estate”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Laird mean?
Scottish: from the Scots word laird, from Old English hlaford
“landowner, lord of an estate”
From the Scots word laird, a landowner, which comes from the same Old English source as lord.
Is Laird a girl's or a boy's name?
Laird is a boys' name.
How popular is Laird in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 5 boys.
Laird in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2 | #6,253 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
How popular is Laird in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1888.
Half of all the boys named Laird in the US since 1880 were born between 1942 and 1975, the years shaded on the chart below.
Laird in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,033 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,442 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,888 |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,679 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,444 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,029 |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,649 |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,986 |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,434 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,668 |
| 1961 | 33 | #1,387 |
| 1960 | 26 | #1,580 |
| 1959 | 35 | #1,323 |
| 1958 | 38 | #1,252 |
| 1957 | 46 | #1,129 |
| 1956 | 35 | #1,297 |
| 1955 | 44 | #1,113 |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,332 |
| 1953 | 35 | #1,260 |
| 1952 | 47 | #1,054 |
| 1951 | 38 | #1,170 |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,085 |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,028 |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,230 |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,296 |
| 1946 | 35 | #1,175 |
| 1945 | 29 | #1,226 |
| 1944 | 29 | #1,235 |
| 1943 | 41 | #1,053 |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,036 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,471 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,359 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,901 |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,233 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,301 |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,757 |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,860 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,213 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,003 |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,564 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,162 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,871 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,565 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,586 |
| 1924 | 21 | #1,727 |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,940 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,039 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,151 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,230 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,062 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,542 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,642 |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,770 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,877 |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,974 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,745 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,030 |
Names like Laird
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leon, James, Jack, Freddie, Leo, Edward, Louie, Charles, Ted, William, George, Leonard
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Laird: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laird, updated 20 October 2026.