Lord is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2021 and has grown less common since.
Lord is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,009 for boy births in the United States (and #16,707 across all names), given to 10 babies. Lord first appears in 1917 and peaked in 2021 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #8,009 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | #6,357 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | #4,414 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #6,353 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | #3,786 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #4,641 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | #5,273 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #5,232 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #6,533 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #4,711 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #4,826 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,537 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #9,332 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #6,197 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,535 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #10,570 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #7,416 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,473 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,453 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #4,710 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,323 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #6,848 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #4,813 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,772 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #7,583 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #5,692 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #4,842 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,785 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,754 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,387 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,273 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #4,753 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #6,990 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #4,312 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,541 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #4,447 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #3,790 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #3,715 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,358 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,372 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,881 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #4,018 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #3,725 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #4,923 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #4,253 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | #3,351 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #3,728 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,761 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #3,283 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #4,088 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,502 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #3,526 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,848 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #3,177 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #3,327 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,540 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,554 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #4,052 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,023 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #3,774 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #2,867 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,492 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,008 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,628 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #4,694 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,327 |