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    The first name Bond

    A boy’s name from Norse meaning “peasant”, “farmer”, “speckled”.

    1 syllable Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    Norse origin

    Bond means “peasant”, “farmer”, “speckled” in Norse.

    * As an English occupational surname, from the noun bond, bondman, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi (“peasant, farmer”). Also as a variant of Band. * As a Swedish surname, variant of Bonde. * As a Ukrainian surname, shortened from Bondarenko. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Bont, from bont (“speckled, motley”), compare Bonte.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Bond at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 10 boys born in the United States were named Bond, the 7,749th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 13 were.

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    281
    babies named Bond since 1880
    #7,749
    rank in 2025
    2023
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Bond in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Бонд
    Bulgarian
    Pagès
    Catalan
    邦德
    Bāngdé
    Chinese

    Famous people named Bond

    2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Albert Bond Lambert
      Amateur golfer, aviator (1875–1946)
    • Francis Bond Head
      British soldier and Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, 1793–1875

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    Questions

    What does the name Bond mean?
    Bond means “peasant”, “farmer”, “speckled” in Norse.
    What is the origin of the name Bond?
    * As an English occupational surname, from the noun bond, bondman, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi (“peasant, farmer”). Also as a variant of Band. * As a Swedish surname, variant of Bonde. * As a Ukrainian surname, shortened from Bondarenko. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Bont, from bont…
    Is Bond a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 281 US babies named Bond since 1880 were boys.
    When was Bond most popular?
    2023 in the United States, when 13 babies were named Bond, its highest rank at 6,587th.
    Is Bond also a surname?
    Yes. Bond is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.