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Pronounced LAIRD /ΛlΙrd/Medium
Meaning: Laird is a Scots word and surname meaning 'landowner' or 'lord of an estate,' a northern relative of the word 'lord.' As a given name it carries that landed, dignified sense, and unusually for this group it reached its high point in the twenty-first century rather than the twentieth.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Laird comes straight from Scots, where a laird is the lord of an estate - the same word-family as 'lord.' It served first as a surname and then as a given name, its single strong syllable carrying an air of land, lineage and quiet authority.
Most names in this long tail peaked generations ago, but Laird is a striking exception: given quietly from the late nineteenth century, it reached its best year only in the mid-two-thousands, buoyed by the fashion for terse, outdoorsy names - yet it stayed rare, at just a few dozen boys even then.
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What does the name Laird mean?
Laird is a Scots word and surname meaning 'landowner' or 'lord of an estate,' related to the word 'lord.'
How do you pronounce Laird?
It's said LAIRD /ΛlΙrd/ β one syllable.
Is Laird a boy or girl name?
Laird is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Laird?
Laird is uncommon, given to only a few dozen boys a year, and unusually reached its peak in the twenty-first century rather than long ago.