Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 1926

Floyd

Meaning grey, grey-haired Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #2,237 Trend ↓ Falling 18%

Anglicisation of the Welsh name Lloyd, from Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

Rank 2025
#2,237
among boys · ↓96 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
63
named Floyd · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,112
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1926
3,662 babies
All-time total
155,747
#224 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Floyd popularity over time

155,747 babies have been named Floyd since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 33 2,476 2,509 251 – #63
1890s 76 3,957 4,033 403 +61% #46
1900s 87 4,968 5,055 506 +25% #44
1910s 226 21,472 21,698 2,170 +329% #55
1920s 333 33,157 33,490 3,349 +54% #53
1930s 217 24,887 25,104 2,510 -25% #61
1940s 136 20,998 21,134 2,113 -16% #102
1950s 116 17,859 17,975 1,798 -15% #140
1960s 79 11,236 11,315 1,132 -37% #198
1970s 44 5,680 5,724 572 -49% #280
1980s 25 3,481 3,506 351 -39% #386
1990s 5 1,788 1,793 179 -49% #638
2000s – 1,105 1,105 111 -38% #1,040
2010s – 910 910 91 -18% #1,457
2020s (to 2025) – 396 396 66 -27% #1,946

Where Floyd is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 59 0.03 outside top 500
2028 58 0.03 outside top 500
2029 57 0.03 outside top 500
2030 56 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Floyd

Floyd is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,237 in 2025 with 63 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 155,747 American babies have been named Floyd. Its peak came in 1926, when 3,662 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Floyd stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Floyd?

The median living Floyd is about 68 years old; half are between 55 and 78. An estimated 50 thousand people named Floyd are alive in the United States today.

median 68 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Floyd year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 63 #2,237
2024 – – 69 #2,141
2023 – – 53 #2,520
2022 – – 64 #2,252
2021 – – 77 #1,946
2020 – – 70 #2,031
2019 – – 78 #1,905
2018 – – 85 #1,798
2017 – – 97 #1,633
2016 – – 118 #1,457
2015 – – 107 #1,532
2014 – – 87 #1,736
2013 – – 91 #1,662
2012 – – 80 #1,839
2011 – – 88 #1,692
2010 – – 79 #1,839
2009 – – 105 #1,557
2008 – – 108 #1,507
2007 – – 113 #1,436
2006 – – 94 #1,565
2005 – – 98 #1,481
2004 – – 114 #1,306
2003 – – 104 #1,329
2002 – – 109 #1,246
2001 – – 121 #1,146
2000 – – 139 #1,040
1995 – – 150 #893
1990 – – 251 #638
1985 – – 303 #499
1980 5 #10,886 444 #386
1975 – – 521 #334
1970 9 #5,527 754 #280
1965 5 #6,834 1,055 #225
1960 12 #3,769 1,465 #198
1955 9 #4,169 1,714 #165
1950 14 #2,815 1,890 #143
1945 13 #2,508 1,986 #114
1940 15 #2,138 2,012 #103
1935 21 #1,691 2,506 #76
1930 28 #1,471 3,077 #61
1925 33 #1,421 3,524 #58
1920 24 #1,720 3,260 #61
1915 28 #1,350 2,824 #59
1910 9 #1,678 687 #55
1905 11 #1,198 523 #44
1900 14 #1,025 555 #48
1895 5 #1,689 427 #51
1890 6 #1,262 341 #60
1885 5 #1,100 259 #70
1880 – – 206 #75

Famous people named Floyd

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Mayweather Jr. American boxer and boxing promoter (born 1977) Contemporary
  2. 2 Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson American boxer (1935–2006) Contemporary
  3. 3 Floyd Landis Floyd Landis American cyclist (born 1975) Contemporary
  4. 4 Floyd Westerman Floyd Westerman American actor and political activist (1936–2007) Contemporary
  5. 5 Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer American pianist (1933–1997) Contemporary
  6. 6 Floyd Council Floyd Council American singer (1911–1976) Contemporary
  7. 7 Floyd Cardoz Floyd Cardoz Indian-American chef (1960–2020) Contemporary
  8. 8 Floyd Gottfredson Floyd Gottfredson American cartoonist (1905–1986) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Floyd, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Floyd?

The median living Floyd is about 68 years old. Half of all living Floyds are between 55 and 78 years old.

How many people named Floyd are alive today?

An estimated 50 thousand people named Floyd are alive in the United States, based on 155,747 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Floyd mean?

Anglicisation of the Welsh name Lloyd, from Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

How popular is the name Floyd in 2025?

Floyd ranked #2,237 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 63 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Floyd?

155,747 babies have been named Floyd in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Floyd most popular?

Floyd peaked in 1926, when 3,662 newborns received the name.

Is Floyd a boy or girl name?

Floyd is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Floyd rising or falling?

Floyd is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Floyd become more popular?

Floyd is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 56 boys named Floyd in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Floyd?

Well-known people named Floyd include Floyd Mayweather Jr. (boxer), Floyd Patterson (boxer), Floyd Landis (cyclist).

Names like Floyd

Names that sound and feel close to Floyd: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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