Boy nameCurrently #2,169 in the USFalling
Floyd
FLOYD//flɔɪd//
1 syllablePeak year: 19265 lettersStarts with F
Meaning & origin
Gray-haired (anglicized form of Lloyd)
Floyd is an anglicized form of the Welsh Lloyd, meaning 'gray' or 'gray-haired'. A once-common early-20th-century name, it has a distinctive, homely retro charm.
Floyd's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Floyd |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 206 |
| 1881 | 178 |
| 1882 | 231 |
| 1883 | 217 |
| 1884 | 263 |
| 1885 | 264 |
| 1886 | 284 |
| 1887 | 232 |
| 1888 | 309 |
| 1889 | 325 |
| 1890 | 347 |
| 1891 | 344 |
| 1892 | 426 |
| 1893 | 361 |
| 1894 | 455 |
| 1895 | 432 |
| 1896 | 406 |
| 1897 | 459 |
| 1898 | 441 |
| 1899 | 362 |
| 1900 | 569 |
| 1901 | 432 |
| 1902 | 471 |
| 1903 | 484 |
| 1904 | 451 |
| 1905 | 534 |
| 1906 | 467 |
| 1907 | 526 |
| 1908 | 542 |
| 1909 | 579 |
| 1910 | 696 |
| 1911 | 747 |
| 1912 | 1,456 |
| 1913 | 1,758 |
| 1914 | 2,109 |
| 1915 | 2,852 |
| 1916 | 2,806 |
| 1917 | 2,852 |
| 1918 | 3,264 |
| 1919 | 3,158 |
| 1920 | 3,284 |
| 1921 | 3,282 |
| 1922 | 3,264 |
| 1923 | 3,175 |
| 1924 | 3,193 |
| 1925 | 3,557 |
| 1926 | 3,662 |
| 1927 | 3,591 |
| 1928 | 3,371 |
| 1929 | 3,111 |
| 1930 | 3,105 |
| 1931 | 2,731 |
| 1932 | 2,697 |
| 1933 | 2,565 |
| 1934 | 2,556 |
| 1935 | 2,527 |
| 1936 | 2,250 |
| 1937 | 2,404 |
| 1938 | 2,159 |
| 1939 | 2,110 |
| 1940 | 2,027 |
| 1941 | 2,117 |
| 1942 | 2,193 |
| 1943 | 2,233 |
| 1944 | 2,107 |
| 1945 | 1,999 |
| 1946 | 2,140 |
| 1947 | 2,224 |
| 1948 | 2,055 |
| 1949 | 2,037 |
| 1950 | 1,904 |
| 1951 | 1,946 |
| 1952 | 1,870 |
| 1953 | 1,887 |
| 1954 | 1,880 |
| 1955 | 1,724 |
| 1956 | 1,744 |
| 1957 | 1,837 |
| 1958 | 1,639 |
| 1959 | 1,544 |
| 1960 | 1,476 |
| 1961 | 1,447 |
| 1962 | 1,353 |
| 1963 | 1,305 |
| 1964 | 1,214 |
| 1965 | 1,060 |
| 1966 | 943 |
| 1967 | 882 |
| 1968 | 829 |
| 1969 | 805 |
| 1970 | 763 |
| 1971 | 735 |
| 1972 | 615 |
| 1973 | 620 |
| 1974 | 596 |
| 1975 | 521 |
| 1976 | 454 |
| 1977 | 495 |
| 1978 | 477 |
| 1979 | 448 |
| 1980 | 450 |
| 1981 | 431 |
| 1982 | 400 |
| 1983 | 361 |
| 1984 | 330 |
| 1985 | 303 |
| 1986 | 333 |
| 1987 | 331 |
| 1988 | 275 |
| 1989 | 293 |
| 1990 | 251 |
| 1991 | 247 |
| 1992 | 200 |
| 1993 | 224 |
| 1994 | 184 |
| 1995 | 150 |
| 1996 | 134 |
| 1997 | 145 |
| 1998 | 141 |
| 1999 | 117 |
| 2000 | 139 |
| 2001 | 121 |
| 2002 | 109 |
| 2003 | 104 |
| 2004 | 114 |
| 2005 | 98 |
| 2006 | 94 |
| 2007 | 113 |
| 2008 | 108 |
| 2009 | 105 |
| 2010 | 79 |
| 2011 | 88 |
| 2012 | 80 |
| 2013 | 91 |
| 2014 | 87 |
| 2015 | 107 |
| 2016 | 118 |
| 2017 | 97 |
| 2018 | 85 |
| 2019 | 78 |
| 2020 | 70 |
| 2021 | 77 |
| 2022 | 64 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2024 | 67 |
Floyd through the decades
- Floyd peaked in 1926, when 3,662 babies were named Floyd in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Floyd has fallen 13% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Floyd currently ranks #2,169 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Floyd
Variants & spellings
Lloyd