The first name Cloyd
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name transferred from the surname
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Cloyd at birth, 1880–2025
In 1993, 6 boys born in the United States were named Cloyd, the 7,794th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 91 were.
3,050
babies named Cloyd since 1880
#7,794
rank in 1993
1918
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- Is Cloyd a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,050 US babies named Cloyd since 1880 were boys.
- When was Cloyd most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 91 babies were named Cloyd, its highest rank at 646th.
- Is Cloyd also a surname?
- Yes. Cloyd is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.