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Bard

male

Meaning

"Poet or Singer"

Occupational term for poet in Celtic tradition, later adopted as a concise given name in Germanic and English contexts.

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Popularity History of Bard

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

UnrankedNot ranked
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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Bard did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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Baby Name Lists That Include Bard

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Quick Facts

OriginGermanic, Celtic
Syllables1
Length4 letters

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