Floyd
Boy nameFloyd has been given to 155,747 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1926.
Meaning & origin /flɔɪd/
Anglicisation of the Welsh name Lloyd, from Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
155,747
Peak year
1926 (3,662 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -41%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Floyd
Floyd Mayweather
American boxer
Floyd Landis
American road racing cyclist
Floyd Patterson
American heavyweight boxer (1935-2006)
Deadshot
Fictional character in DC Comics
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Floyd.
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