Floyd
Last seen for girls in 1992 at #13,317 · #2,230 for boys in 2025, 63 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1905 · 523 births
- Debut · boys
- 206 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 60 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 154,370since 1880
Floyd over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,230 | 63 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,133 | 69 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,510 | 53 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,243 | 64 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,943 | 77 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,024 | 70 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,899 | 78 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,792 | 85 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,630 | 97 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,456 | 118 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,531 | 107 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,730 | 87 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,659 | 91 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,832 | 80 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,687 | 88 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,834 | 79 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,556 | 105 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,504 | 108 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,433 | 113 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,562 | 94 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,478 | 98 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,304 | 114 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,324 | 104 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,244 | 109 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,143 | 121 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,040 | 139 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,126 | 117 | |
| 1998 | — | #977 | 141 | |
| 1997 | — | #931 | 145 | |
| 1996 | — | #960 | 134 | |
| 1995 | — | #893 | 150 | |
| 1994 | — | #784 | 184 | |
| 1993 | — | #690 | 224 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #740 | 195 |
| 1991 | — | #648 | 247 | |
| 1990 | — | #638 | 251 | |
| 1989 | — | #568 | 293 | |
| 1988 | — | #554 | 275 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #490 | 326 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #481 | 328 |
| 1985 | — | #499 | 303 | |
| 1984 | — | #465 | 330 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #439 | 356 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #421 | 395 |
| 1981 | — | #390 | 431 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #386 | 444 |
| 1979 | — | #380 | 448 | |
| 1978 | — | #354 | 477 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #354 | 490 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #360 | 448 |
| 1975 | — | #334 | 521 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #309 | 591 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #297 | 606 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #304 | 610 |
| 1971 | — | #283 | 735 | |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #280 | 754 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #260 | 799 |
| 1968 | — | #249 | 828 | |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | #237 | 872 |
| 1966 | — | #229 | 942 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #225 | 1,055 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #219 | 1,200 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #216 | 1,293 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #209 | 1,343 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #203 | 1,439 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #198 | 1,465 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | #193 | 1,533 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #179 | 1,627 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #170 | 1,825 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #172 | 1,729 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #165 | 1,714 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #152 | 1,871 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #152 | 1,875 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #149 | 1,860 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #140 | 1,935 |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 | #143 | 1,890 |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 | #133 | 2,021 |
| 1948 | #2,589 | 15 | #134 | 2,040 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #130 | 2,212 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #121 | 2,124 |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | #114 | 1,986 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #110 | 2,096 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #112 | 2,226 |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | #113 | 2,172 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #102 | 2,109 |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 15 | #103 | 2,012 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | #94 | 2,094 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #96 | 2,146 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #80 | 2,388 |
| 1936 | #1,640 | 21 | #86 | 2,228 |
| 1935 | #1,663 | 21 | #76 | 2,506 |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 | #73 | 2,533 |
| 1933 | #1,513 | 24 | #69 | 2,541 |
| 1932 | #1,346 | 30 | #68 | 2,667 |
| 1931 | #1,549 | 24 | #66 | 2,707 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | #61 | 3,077 |
| 1929 | #1,339 | 32 | #58 | 3,079 |
| 1928 | #1,338 | 33 | #54 | 3,338 |
| 1927 | #1,194 | 42 | #53 | 3,549 |
| 1926 | #1,243 | 39 | #53 | 3,623 |
| 1925 | #1,409 | 33 | #58 | 3,524 |
| 1924 | #1,612 | 28 | #66 | 3,165 |
| 1923 | #1,428 | 32 | #64 | 3,143 |
| 1922 | #1,168 | 43 | #61 | 3,221 |
| 1921 | #1,625 | 27 | #63 | 3,255 |
| 1920 | #1,708 | 24 | #61 | 3,260 |
| 1919 | #1,242 | 37 | #59 | 3,121 |
| 1918 | #1,451 | 29 | #61 | 3,235 |
| 1917 | #1,281 | 32 | #62 | 2,820 |
| 1916 | #1,581 | 23 | #60 | 2,783 |
| 1915 | #1,339 | 28 | #59 | 2,824 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | #58 | 2,090 |
| 1913 | #1,358 | 18 | #58 | 1,740 |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 | #59 | 1,438 |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | #57 | 734 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #55 | 687 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | #53 | 570 |
| 1908 | #1,135 | 13 | #55 | 529 |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #53 | 521 |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | #54 | 458 |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | #44 | 523 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #52 | 446 |
| 1903 | #1,027 | 12 | #46 | 472 |
| 1902 | — | #47 | 471 | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | #46 | 423 |
| 1900 | #1,008 | 14 | #48 | 555 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #52 | 356 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #51 | 434 |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | #48 | 451 |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | #55 | 396 |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #51 | 427 |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | #46 | 445 |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | #59 | 351 |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | #52 | 420 |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | #53 | 336 |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | #60 | 341 |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 | #63 | 313 |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | #67 | 302 |
| 1887 | — | #73 | 232 | |
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | #66 | 275 |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #70 | 259 |
| 1884 | — | #70 | 263 | |
| 1883 | — | #73 | 217 | |
| 1882 | — | #76 | 231 | |
| 1881 | — | #78 | 178 | |
| 1880 | — | #75 | 206 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Floyd was already there! It came in at #75, and was given to 206 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2019–2025, when fewer than 79 boys a year got the name.
Where Floyd is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Arkansas#24 · 1 in 136
- Oklahoma#28 · 1 in 143
- Louisiana#32 · 1 in 159
- South Dakota#34 · 1 in 136
- Tennessee#34 · 1 in 170
Best ever in a state: #14 in Kansas, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #24 | 135 | 1 in 136 |
| Oklahoma | #28 | 158 | 1 in 143 |
| Louisiana | #32 | 125 | 1 in 159 |
| South Dakota | #34 | 43 | 1 in 136 |
| Tennessee | #34 | 141 | 1 in 170 |
| Vermont | #36 | 21 | 1 in 115 |
| Missouri | #37 | 173 | 1 in 170 |
| North Carolina | #37 | 187 | 1 in 182 |
| Utah | #38 | 35 | 1 in 137 |
| Texas | #41 | 241 | 1 in 228 |
| Alabama | #42 | 124 | 1 in 222 |
| Kansas | #43 | 84 | 1 in 180 |
| Delaware | #44 | 8 | 1 in 187 |
| Kentucky | #44 | 120 | 1 in 213 |
| Mississippi | #46 | 82 | 1 in 247 |
| Florida | #47 | 65 | 1 in 235 |
| South Carolina | #48 | 71 | 1 in 258 |
| Indiana | #49 | 104 | 1 in 249 |
| Virginia | #49 | 95 | 1 in 233 |
| Montana | #50 | 18 | 1 in 211 |
| Colorado | #52 | 34 | 1 in 237 |
| Idaho | #53 | 20 | 1 in 178 |
| Ohio | #55 | 172 | 1 in 306 |
| Michigan | #57 | 147 | 1 in 278 |
| West Virginia | #57 | 60 | 1 in 293 |
| Nebraska | #58 | 49 | 1 in 238 |
| North Dakota | #59 | 32 | 1 in 198 |
| Wyoming | #60 | 6 | 1 in 247 |
| Illinois | #62 | 177 | 1 in 327 |
| Minnesota | #64 | 85 | 1 in 253 |
| Washington | #64 | 36 | 1 in 262 |
| Oregon | #67 | 22 | 1 in 264 |
| Georgia | #68 | 81 | 1 in 334 |
| Iowa | #68 | 72 | 1 in 277 |
| Maryland | #73 | 34 | 1 in 385 |
| Wisconsin | #76 | 71 | 1 in 334 |
| Pennsylvania | #77 | 170 | 1 in 513 |
| Arizona | #84 | 13 | 1 in 291 |
| New Hampshire | #84 | 7 | 1 in 451 |
| California | #86 | 87 | 1 in 423 |
| Maine | #88 | 15 | 1 in 404 |
| Connecticut | #101 | 16 | 1 in 737 |
| New York | #107 | 133 | 1 in 724 |
| New Jersey | #126 | 27 | 1 in 1,114 |
| New Mexico | #156 | 6 | 1 in 620 |
| Massachusetts | #199 | 13 | 1 in 2,608 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Floyd
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 97 spots since 2024 (#2,133 → #2,230)
- 206 spots since 2020 (#2,024 → #2,230)
- 699 spots since 2015 (#1,531 → #2,230)
- Biggest jump: 50 spots in 1993 (#740 → #690)
- Biggest drop: 149 spots in 1999 (#977 → #1,126)
Rise & fade · boys
25 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1905 at #44 (523 births)
- Births halved by 1990, 85 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 60 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 60 yrs · run 1880–1939
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1998
Share of babies · boys
1 in 250
- Highest: 1 in 250 boys born in 1897 were named Floyd (0.40%)
- Latest: 1 in 27,112 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #44 in 1905, was only 1 in 253 (0.40%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 21.5% of all boys named Floyd (33,157) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,476 | #63 (1889) | #71 |
| 1890s | 3,957 | #46 (1894) | #53 |
| 1900s | 4,968 | #44 (1905) | #50 |
| 1910s | 21,472 | #55 (1910) | #59 |
| 1920s | 33,157 | #53 (1926) | #59 |
| 1930s | 24,887 | #61 (1930) | #77 |
| 1940s | 20,998 | #102 (1941) | #117 |
| 1950s | 17,859 | #140 (1951) | #162 |
| 1960s | 11,236 | #198 (1960) | #225 |
| 1970s | 5,680 | #280 (1970) | #326 |
| 1980s | 3,481 | #386 (1980) | #469 |
| 1990s | 1,788 | #638 (1990) | #839 |
| 2000s | 1,105 | #1,040 (2000) | #1,359 |
| 2010s | 910 | #1,456 (2016) | #1,705 |
| 2020s | 396 | #1,943 (2021) | #2,181 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Floyd in 1926
girls
#1,243
39 births · 1 in 30,395 girls
boys
#53
3,623 births · 1 in 307 boys
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 30,395 of them was named Floyd, which outranked 77.9% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Floyd
- #1,220Stanley40
- #1,220Velia40
- #1,220Zenobia40
- #1,243Floyd39
- #1,243Aretha39
- #1,243Arlean39
- #1,243Carmelina39
- #1,262Aiko38
- #1,262Aldine38
- #1,262Alexandria38
Tied with 18 names at #1,243; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 307 of them was named Floyd, which outranked 98.9% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Floyd
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.