Floyd
Floyd was the 2237th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 44th; the most babies were born in 1926 (3,623). Over the last ten years it has moved down 705 places. More babies were named Floyd in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning gray-haired (variant of Lloyd) · Welsh, English
Say it FLOYD /flɔɪd/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,237 boys, down 206 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19263,623 babies
- Total since 1880
- 155,747babies recorded
What does the name Floyd mean?
Floyd is an English rendering of the Welsh name Lloyd, from llwyd 'gray, gray-haired', as Wiktionary notes; English speakers heard the Welsh 'll' sound as fl. It became a common American first name in the late 19th century, and Wiktionary notes it is now particularly common among African Americans. Boxer Floyd Patterson and Floyd Mayweather are well-known bearers.
llwyd (Welsh, “gray, gray-haired”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Lloyd.
See also: Welsh names, names that mean a color.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Floyd', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lloyd', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Floyd popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,377 since 1885.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,237 | 63 |
| 2020 | #2,031 | 70 |
| 2010 | #1,839 | 79 |
| 2000 | #1,040 | 139 |
| 1990 | #638 | 251 |
| 1980 | #386 | 444 |
| 1970 | #280 | 754 |
| 1960 | #198 | 1,465 |
| 1950 | #143 | 1,890 |
| 1940 | #103 | 2,012 |
| 1930 | #61 | 3,077 |
| 1920 | #61 | 3,260 |
| 1910 | #55 | 687 |
| 1900 | #48 | 555 |
| 1890 | #60 | 341 |
| 1880 | #75 | 206 |
How popular is Floyd, counting every spelling?
Floyd has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Floyd?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Floyd (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Floyd born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Floyd.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Floyd?
About 45,200 people born in the US named Floyd are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 55 and 77. That makes Floyd a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Floyd by state
How common Floyd was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Floyd: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Floyd, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Floyd · Sibling names for Floyd
Questions about the name Floyd
What does Floyd mean?
Floyd means “gray-haired (variant of Lloyd)” (Welsh, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Floyd?
Floyd was the 2237th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 44th; the most babies were born in 1926 (3,623). Over the last ten years it has moved down 705 places. More babies were named Floyd in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Floyd a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Floyd in the US.
Where is Floyd most popular?
In 2021–2025, Floyd was most common in Michigan (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Ohio.