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Lord
OriginEnglish
Meaning"loaf-keeper"
About Lord
If it's royalty you're after, stick with Earl or Prince -- this is too deified.
Pronounced LORD.
As of October 2026, Lord ranked #8009 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2867 in 1934.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,825 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2016 | #4,710 | 21 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,640 | 21 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | #3,785 | 29 | 16.6 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,411 | 24 | 14 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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