Is Bayard a boy or girl name?

Bayard is a boy’s name. Of the 922 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Bayard

Recorded 1882–2020 · United States

Bayard was most popular in 1918, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,472 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 922 people named Bayard.

Bayard over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bayard’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bayard a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bayard is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 922 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org