Bard

BAHRD /ˈbɑːɹd/
boy 1 syllable fading

Bard is a very rare variant of Bart that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Bard is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1979. Bard was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1970 (13 births).

About the name Bard

PronunciationBAHRD /ˈbɑːɹd/
CultureNorwegian
13peak births 1970
1920first in SSA data

Names similar to Bard

BartBairdBarttBardiaWardBarretBarettBarryBarclayBardara

How popular is Bard?

Boys named Bard
1920193019401950196019701979
Boys named Bard per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–1979 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1979) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Bard total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19795—#6,135
19776—#5,183
19727—#4,004
19718—#3,691
197013—#2,632
19697—#3,620
19688—#3,126
19665—#3,989
19655—#3,965
19647—#3,308
19637—#3,338
19629—#2,861
19617—#3,375
19595—#4,033
19588—#3,050
19579—#2,838
19569—#2,809
19558—#2,981
195410—#2,603
19536—#3,454
19527—#3,114
195111—#2,379
19506—#3,349
19497—#3,043
194711—#2,371
19465—#3,559
19455—#3,367
19396—#3,139
19216—#3,905
19205—#4,345
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