# Lloyd (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lloyd/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “grey”, “grey-haired” |
| Pronunciation | /lɔɪd/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | Lloydie |
| Variant spellings | Floyd |
| US babies named this | 161,988 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 160,990 / 998 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,360, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 5 | 7,352 |
| 1966 | 9 | 4,702 |
| 1967 | 9 | 4,822 |
| 1968 | 8 | 5,425 |
| 1969 | 8 | 5,749 |
| 1973 | 6 | 7,983 |
| 1975 | 5 | 9,910 |
| 1976 | 7 | 7,761 |
| 1979 | 5 | 11,173 |
| 1980 | 11 | 6,152 |
| 1981 | 5 | 11,369 |
| 1983 | 6 | 9,703 |
| 1984 | 7 | 8,700 |
| 1986 | 8 | 8,170 |
| 1987 | 8 | 8,432 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 147 | 1,205 |
| 2012 | 128 | 1,334 |
| 2013 | 136 | 1,282 |
| 2014 | 120 | 1,408 |
| 2015 | 110 | 1,510 |
| 2016 | 111 | 1,520 |
| 2017 | 105 | 1,564 |
| 2018 | 119 | 1,462 |
| 2019 | 102 | 1,617 |
| 2020 | 90 | 1,729 |
| 2021 | 113 | 1,551 |
| 2022 | 99 | 1,714 |
| 2023 | 90 | 1,795 |
| 2024 | 93 | 1,771 |
| 2025 | 111 | 1,549 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 111 | 368 |
| 2012 | 84 | 469 |
| 2013 | 77 | 493 |
| 2014 | 73 | 520 |
| 2015 | 47 | 702 |
| 2016 | 38 | 833 |
| 2017 | 48 | 719 |
| 2018 | 45 | 741 |
| 2019 | 32 | 908 |
| 2020 | 30 | 944 |
| 2021 | 31 | 963 |
| 2022 | 34 | 901 |
| 2023 | 33 | 929 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,162 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1,359 |

## People named Lloyd

- Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (1867-1959)
- Lloyd Shapley, American economist and mathematician
- William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and abolitionist (1805–1879)
- Lloyd Bridges, American actor (1913–1998)
- Lloyd Sherr, American actor
- Lloyd Banks, American rapper
- Lloyd Bacon, actor, director (1889-1955)
- Lloyd Alexander, American children's writer (1924-2007)
- Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (1921–2006)
- Lloyd Kelly, English association football player (born 1998)
- Lloyd Nolan, American actor (1902-1985)
- Lloyd Kaufman, American film director

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.