boy's name
Lord
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 794
Lord is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 29 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lord over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 21 |
| 1930s | 13 |
| 1940s | 18 |
| 1950s | 27 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 69 |
| 1980s | 71 |
| 1990s | 99 |
| 2000s | 101 |
| 2010s | 130 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 112 |
How popular is Lord?
In 2025, Lord was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lord is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lord
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lord also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lord over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lord
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lord — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lord
How popular is the name Lord?
In 2025, Lord was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lord a girl's or a boy's name?
Lord is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lord?
Lord has 1 syllable.
When was Lord most popular?
Lord peaked in 2021, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lord a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lord currently ranks #4,499 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.