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Lord

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Meaning of Lord: English: 'noble lord'

Lord is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7510th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7510

10 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

678

First recorded 1917 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 8 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 18 babies2019: 18 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 29 babies2022: 14 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 14 babies2025: 10 babies
US babies named Lord per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 29.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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