Lloyd
Boy nameLloyd has been given to 161,988 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918.
Meaning & origin /lɔɪd/
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
161,988
Peak year
1918 (3,765 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +1%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Lloyd
Lloyd J. Austin III
United States 28th Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Shapley
American economist and mathematician
Beau Bridges
American actor
Bryan Danielson
American professional wrestler
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lloyd.
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