boys' name ★ peaked 1918

Lloyd

Meaning grey, grey-haired Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #1,549 Trend → Stable

From Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

Rank 2025
#1,549
among boys · ↑222 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
111
named Lloyd · +19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,388
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1918
3,765 babies
All-time total
161,988
#213 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lloyd popularity over time

161,988 babies have been named Lloyd since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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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 – 1,254 1,254 125 – #98
1890s – 2,480 2,480 248 +98% #67
1900s 21 3,507 3,528 353 +42% #67
1910s 175 21,743 21,918 2,192 +521% #51
1920s 255 33,125 33,380 3,338 +52% #58
1930s 203 23,799 24,002 2,400 -28% #68
1940s 120 23,603 23,723 2,372 -1% #96
1950s 92 20,619 20,711 2,071 -13% #125
1960s 64 13,430 13,494 1,349 -35% #180
1970s 23 6,813 6,836 684 -49% #239
1980s 45 4,598 4,643 464 -32% #333
1990s – 2,699 2,699 270 -42% #491
2000s – 1,518 1,518 152 -44% #904
2010s – 1,206 1,206 121 -21% #1,205
2020s (to 2025) – 596 596 99 -18% #1,549

Where Lloyd 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 111 0.06 outside top 500
2027 110 0.06 outside top 500
2028 110 0.06 outside top 500
2029 110 0.06 outside top 500
2030 109 0.06 outside top 500

Where Lloyd is most popular

Boys named Lloyd per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.059 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Lloyd born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Washington 18 0.110 +88%
Ohio 27 0.102 +74%
Pennsylvania 16 0.060 ≈ national
Kentucky 6 0.060 ≈ national
Utah 5 0.052 -11%
Minnesota 6 0.049 -17%
California 40 0.044 -25%
Missouri 6 0.043 -26%
Texas 38 0.043 -26%
North Carolina 10 0.039 -33%
New York 15 0.035 -41%
Michigan 7 0.034 -42%
Virginia 6 0.032 -46%
Georgia 7 0.028 -53%
Florida 12 0.025 -57%
Illinois 6 0.023 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lloyd

Lloyd is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,549 in 2025 with 111 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 161,988 American babies have been named Lloyd. Its peak came in 1918, when 3,765 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

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 Lloyd stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lloyd?

The median living Lloyd is about 67 years old; half are between 53 and 77. An estimated 59 thousand people named Lloyd are alive in the United States today.

median 67 020406080100

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

Lloyd 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 – – 111 #1,549
2024 – – 93 #1,771
2023 – – 90 #1,795
2022 – – 99 #1,714
2021 – – 113 #1,551
2020 – – 90 #1,729
2019 – – 102 #1,617
2018 – – 119 #1,462
2017 – – 105 #1,564
2016 – – 111 #1,520
2015 – – 110 #1,510
2014 – – 120 #1,408
2013 – – 136 #1,282
2012 – – 128 #1,334
2011 – – 147 #1,205
2010 – – 128 #1,338
2009 – – 131 #1,327
2008 – – 163 #1,125
2007 – – 152 #1,168
2006 – – 162 #1,087
2005 – – 142 #1,142
2004 – – 136 #1,155
2003 – – 133 #1,140
2002 – – 158 #994
2001 – – 174 #904
2000 – – 167 #921
1995 – – 254 #654
1990 – – 391 #491
1985 – – 448 #403
1980 11 #6,152 560 #335
1975 5 #9,910 635 #300
1970 – – 990 #239
1965 – – 1,295 #195
1960 5 #6,909 1,733 #180
1955 11 #3,688 2,030 #147
1950 10 #3,573 2,120 #127
1945 8 #3,553 2,221 #103
1940 11 #2,653 2,067 #100
1935 22 #1,635 2,296 #84
1930 37 #1,240 2,838 #69
1925 31 #1,486 3,324 #62
1920 22 #1,859 3,454 #58
1915 25 #1,463 2,653 #62
1910 6 #2,293 545 #67
1905 – – 369 #69
1900 – – 337 #78
1895 – – 263 #75
1890 – – 182 #94
1885 – – 109 #126
1880 – – 104 #124

Famous people named Lloyd

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

  1. 1 Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Bridges American actor (1913–1998) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lloyd Banks Lloyd Banks American rapper (born 1982) Contemporary
  3. 3 Lloyd Lloyd American singer b. 1986 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Bentsen American politician (1921–2006) Contemporary
  5. 5 Lloyd Kaufman Lloyd Kaufman American film director (born 1945) Contemporary
  6. 6 Lloyd Nolan Lloyd Nolan American actor (1902–1985) Contemporary
  7. 7 Lloyd Alexander Lloyd Alexander American writer (1924–2007) Contemporary
  8. 8 Lloyd Price Lloyd Price American rock and roll singer (1933–2021) Contemporary
  9. 9 Lloyd Shapley Lloyd Shapley American mathematician (1923–2016) Contemporary
  10. 10 Lloyd Sherr American actor (born 1956) Contemporary
  11. 11 Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Bacon Actor, director (1889–1955) 19th century
  12. 12 Lloyd Isgrove English footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  13. 13 Lloyd C. Douglas American novelist (1877–1951) 19th century
  14. 14 Lloyd Ruby American racing driver (1928–2009) Contemporary
  15. 15 Lloyd Palun French footballer (born 1988) Contemporary
  16. 16 Lloyd Mondory Lloyd Mondory French road bicycle racer b. 1982 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Lloyd La Beach Lloyd La Beach Panamanian sprinter and long jumper 1922–1999 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lloyd?

The median living Lloyd is about 67 years old. Half of all living Lloyds are between 53 and 77 years old.

How many people named Lloyd are alive today?

An estimated 59 thousand people named Lloyd are alive in the United States, based on 161,988 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lloyd mean?

From Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

How popular is the name Lloyd in 2025?

Lloyd ranked #1,549 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 111 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lloyd?

161,988 babies have been named Lloyd in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lloyd most popular?

Lloyd peaked in 1918, when 3,765 newborns received the name.

Is Lloyd a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lloyd rising or falling?

Lloyd has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Lloyd become more popular?

Lloyd looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 109 boys named Lloyd in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lloyd?

Well-known people named Lloyd include Lloyd Bridges (actor), Lloyd Banks (singer), Lloyd (musician).

Names like Lloyd

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