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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cloyd

Cloyd was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 447th; the most babies were born in 1918 (91). More babies were named Cloyd in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191891 babies
Total since 1880
3,050babies recorded

Cloyd popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#8,3415
1980#5,6516
1970#2,13418
1960#1,69623
1950#1,12540
1940#89650
1930#89555
1920#77773
1910#99111
1900#9159
1890#63710
1880#53712

How popular is Cloyd, counting every spelling?

Cloyd has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Cloyd?

About 700 people born in the US named Cloyd are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 61 and 80. That makes Cloyd a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Cloyd by state

How common Cloyd was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.5×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIL0.10Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesIN0.13Ohio: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesOH0.11Pennsylvania: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesPA0.19New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesVA0.06Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesKS0.08Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOK0.07Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Cloyd, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Cloyd: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cloyd, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Cloyd

How popular is the name Cloyd?

Cloyd was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 447th; the most babies were born in 1918 (91). More babies were named Cloyd in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Cloyd a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 3,050 boys.

Where was Cloyd most popular?

In 1916–1920, Cloyd was most common in Pennsylvania (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Ohio.