Lloyd
Welsh llwyd, “grey,” by way of a surname.
1918peak year
No. 51best rank (1918)
161,988babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Lloyd appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1888 to 1942. Its biggest year was 1918, when 3,742 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 51 nationally. All told, 161,988 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Loyd (22,522), Loyde (575) (total births since 1880)
Explore Lloyd interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,254 | No. 98 |
| 1890s | 2,480 | No. 67 |
| 1900s | 3,507 | No. 67 |
| 1910s | 21,743 | No. 51 |
| 1920s | 33,125 | No. 58 |
| 1930s | 23,799 | No. 67 |
| 1940s | 23,603 | No. 96 |
| 1950s | 20,619 | No. 124 |
| 1960s | 13,430 | No. 180 |
| 1970s | 6,813 | No. 238 |
| 1980s | 4,598 | No. 332 |
| 1990s | 2,699 | No. 491 |
| 2000s | 1,518 | No. 902 |
| 2010s | 1,206 | No. 1198 |
| 2020s | 596 | No. 1546 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.