Loyd
Loyd was the 13159th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked 207th; the most babies were born in 1926 (623). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,949 places. More babies were named Loyd in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lloyd) gray, gray-haired · Welsh
- Rank in 2025
- #13,159 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1926623 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,522babies recorded
What does the name Loyd mean?
Loyd is a spelling of Lloyd, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lloyd's meaning and origin.
Lloyd is a Welsh surname from llwyd 'gray, gray-haired', originally a nickname, as Wiktionary notes. The double l spells the Welsh 'll' sound, which English speakers render as L or, in the variant Floyd, FL. As a first name it was very common in the US in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; architect Frank Lloyd Wright is a famous bearer of it as a middle name.
llwyd (Welsh, “gray, gray-haired”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Welsh names, names that mean a color.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lloyd', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'llwyd' (Welsh section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Loyd popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 86 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,159 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #8,536 | 9 |
| 2000 | #6,643 | 10 |
| 1990 | #3,019 | 21 |
| 1980 | #1,160 | 62 |
| 1970 | #797 | 105 |
| 1960 | #642 | 148 |
| 1950 | #420 | 255 |
| 1940 | #309 | 331 |
| 1930 | #253 | 499 |
| 1920 | #222 | 582 |
| 1910 | #237 | 99 |
| 1900 | #255 | 64 |
| 1890 | #307 | 32 |
| 1880 | #493 | 14 |
How popular is Loyd, counting every spelling?
Loyd is a spelling of Lloyd, a name family that ranked #1,422 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #13,159 for Loyd on its own. Together these spellings went to 116 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd | 111 | #1,549 | 506 |
| Loyd | 5 | #13,159 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Loyd?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Loyd (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Loyd 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Loyd.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Loyd?
About 5,400 people born in the US named Loyd are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 57 and 79. That makes Loyd 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Loyd: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Loyd, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Loyd
What does Loyd mean?
Loyd is a spelling of Lloyd, which means “gray, gray-haired” (Welsh origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Loyd?
Loyd was the 13159th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked 207th; the most babies were born in 1926 (623). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,949 places. More babies were named Loyd in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Loyd a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Loyd in the US.