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

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Peak · boys
1905 · 523 births
Debut · boys
206 births
In top 100 · boys
60 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
154,370
since 1880

Floyd over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201946peak #44, 1905boys
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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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,23063
2024—#2,13369
2023—#2,51053
2022—#2,24364
2021—#1,94377
2020—#2,02470
2019—#1,89978
2018—#1,79285
2017—#1,63097
2016—#1,456118
2015—#1,531107
2014—#1,73087
2013—#1,65991
2012—#1,83280
2011—#1,68788
2010—#1,83479
2009—#1,556105
2008—#1,504108
2007—#1,433113
2006—#1,56294
2005—#1,47898
2004—#1,304114
2003—#1,324104
2002—#1,244109
2001—#1,143121
2000—#1,040139
1999—#1,126117
1998—#977141
1997—#931145
1996—#960134
1995—#893150
1994—#784184
1993—#690224
1992#13,3175#740195
1991—#648247
1990—#638251
1989—#568293
1988—#554275
1987#11,3255#490326
1986#10,9125#481328
1985—#499303
1984—#465330
1983#10,2755#439356
1982#10,5175#421395
1981—#390431
1980#10,3925#386444
1979—#380448
1978—#354477
1977#9,6525#354490
1976#8,1566#360448
1975—#334521
1974#8,7755#309591
1973#4,15514#297606
1972#8,2925#304610
1971—#283735
1970#5,4139#280754
1969#6,6176#260799
1968—#249828
1967#3,84512#237872
1966—#229942
1965#6,5395#2251,055
1964#3,51514#2191,200
1963#4,01911#2161,293
1962#4,01111#2091,343
1961#4,8828#2031,439
1960#3,68812#1981,465
1959#3,82711#1931,533
1958#3,54312#1791,627
1957#3,48912#1701,825
1956#2,92916#1721,729
1955#4,0699#1651,714
1954#3,9679#1521,871
1953#3,26912#1521,875
1952#3,55210#1491,860
1951#3,28411#1401,935
1950#2,78114#1431,890
1949#2,41017#1332,021
1948#2,58915#1342,040
1947#3,06112#1302,212
1946#2,39216#1212,124
1945#2,45813#1141,986
1944#2,62512#1102,096
1943#3,8017#1122,226
1942#1,86021#1132,172
1941#3,2528#1022,109
1940#2,10915#1032,012
1939#2,03816#942,094
1938#2,22514#962,146
1937#1,99916#802,388
1936#1,64021#862,228
1935#1,66321#762,506
1934#1,55623#732,533
1933#1,51324#692,541
1932#1,34630#682,667
1931#1,54924#662,707
1930#1,46028#613,077
1929#1,33932#583,079
1928#1,33833#543,338
1927#1,19442#533,549
1926#1,24339#533,623
1925#1,40933#583,524
1924#1,61228#663,165
1923#1,42832#643,143
1922#1,16843#613,221
1921#1,62527#633,255
1920#1,70824#613,260
1919#1,24237#593,121
1918#1,45129#613,235
1917#1,28132#622,820
1916#1,58123#602,783
1915#1,33928#592,824
1914#1,48019#582,090
1913#1,35818#581,740
1912#1,25218#591,438
1911#1,30013#57734
1910#1,6349#55687
1909#1,4719#53570
1908#1,13513#55529
1907#2,0615#53521
1906#1,3219#54458
1905#1,16211#44523
1904#1,8775#52446
1903#1,02712#46472
1902—#47471
1901#1,1369#46423
1900#1,00814#48555
1899#1,3946#52356
1898#1,3797#51434
1897#1,1678#48451
1896#1,04710#55396
1895#1,5925#51427
1894#99810#46445
1893#95510#59351
1892#1,2786#52420
1891#1,0068#53336
1890#1,2106#60341
1889#75712#63313
1888#1,0367#67302
1887—#73232
1886#7789#66275
1885#1,0475#70259
1884—#70263
1883—#73217
1882—#76231
1881—#78178
1880—#75206
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 1946

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedAKMaine: #125 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 751 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedNHWashington: #143 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,015 boysWAIdaho: #114 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 481 boysIDMontana: #95 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 465 boysMTNorth Dakota: #126 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 723 boysNDMinnesota: #161 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,551 boysMNIllinois: #136 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,059 boysILWisconsin: #152 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,385 boysWIMichigan: #122 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 844 boysMINew York: #151 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,671 boysNYMassachusetts: #305 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,378 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedRIOregon: #120 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 741 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedNVWyoming: #73 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 297 boysWYSouth Dakota: #178 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,251 boysSDIowa: #131 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 868 boysIAIndiana: #115 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 757 boysINOhio: #121 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 912 boysOHPennsylvania: #112 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,088 boysPANew Jersey: #144 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,629 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #141 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 952 boysCAUtah: #99 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 429 boysUTColorado: #109 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 573 boysCONebraska: #117 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 670 boysNEMissouri: #94 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 493 boysMOKentucky: #98 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 542 boysKYWest Virginia: #99 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 595 boysWVVirginia: #87 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 448 boysVAMaryland: #104 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 687 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedDEArizona: #112 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 483 boysAZNew Mexico: #156 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 766 boysNMKansas: #81 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 381 boysKSArkansas: #65 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 332 boysARTennessee: #74 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 433 boysTNNorth Carolina: #88 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 453 boysNCSouth Carolina: #95 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 481 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #124 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 876 boysDCOklahoma: #50 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 253 boysOKLouisiana: #86 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 355 boysLAMississippi: #80 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 394 boysMSAlabama: #90 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 526 boysALGeorgia: #107 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 575 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedHITexas: #125 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 646 boysTXFlorida: #121 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 687 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#50 · 1 in 253
  2. Arkansas#65 · 1 in 332
  3. Wyoming#73 · 1 in 297
  4. Tennessee#74 · 1 in 433
  5. Mississippi#80 · 1 in 394

Best ever in a state: #14 in Kansas, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#50921 in 253
Arkansas#65671 in 332
Wyoming#7381 in 297
Tennessee#74861 in 433
Mississippi#80681 in 394
Kansas#81471 in 381
Louisiana#86871 in 355
Virginia#87741 in 448
North Carolina#881051 in 453
Alabama#90681 in 526
Missouri#94791 in 493
Montana#95121 in 465
South Carolina#95541 in 481
Kentucky#98621 in 542
Utah#99191 in 429
West Virginia#99391 in 595
Maryland#104321 in 687
Georgia#107701 in 575
Colorado#109241 in 573
Arizona#112161 in 483
Pennsylvania#112961 in 1,088
Idaho#114121 in 481
Indiana#115531 in 757
Nebraska#117191 in 670
Oregon#120191 in 741
Florida#121371 in 687
Ohio#121891 in 912
Michigan#122781 in 844
District of Columbia#124131 in 876
Maine#125121 in 751
Texas#1251381 in 646
North Dakota#12691 in 723
Iowa#131311 in 868
Illinois#136781 in 1,059
California#1411111 in 952
Washington#143241 in 1,015
New Jersey#144271 in 1,629
New York#151841 in 1,671
Wisconsin#152251 in 1,385
New Mexico#156101 in 766
Minnesota#161201 in 1,551
South Dakota#17851 in 1,251
Massachusetts#30551 in 9,378
Alaska———
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Delaware———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
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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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,476#63 (1889)#71
1890s3,957#46 (1894)#53
1900s4,968#44 (1905)#50
1910s21,472#55 (1910)#59
1920s33,157#53 (1926)#59
1930s24,887#61 (1930)#77
1940s20,998#102 (1941)#117
1950s17,859#140 (1951)#162
1960s11,236#198 (1960)#225
1970s5,680#280 (1970)#326
1980s3,481#386 (1980)#469
1990s1,788#638 (1990)#839
2000s1,105#1,040 (2000)#1,359
2010s910#1,456 (2016)#1,705
2020s396#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 1946

girls
#2,392
16 births · 1 in 98,207 girls
boys
#121
2,124 births · 1 in 765 boys

Top girls' names in 1946

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #2,392Floyd16

Top boys' names in 1946

  1. #1James87,438
  2. #2Robert84,136
  3. #3John79,267
  4. #4William60,034
  5. #5Richard58,870
  6. #6David46,444
  7. #7Michael41,194
  8. #8Thomas38,877
  9. #9Charles38,215
  10. #10Ronald31,858
  11. #121Floyd2,124
More about 1946

girls

1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 98,207 of them was named Floyd, which outranked 57.9% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Floyd
  1. #2,318Tobi17
  2. #2,318Zana17
  3. #2,318Zina17
  4. #2,392Floyd16
  5. #2,392Adelfa16
  6. #2,392Alease16
  7. #2,392Aleen16
  8. #2,482Andre15
  9. #2,482Andrew15
  10. #2,482Arcelia15

Tied with 89 names at #2,392; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,830Jacalyn#2,742 → #912
  2. ↑ 914Kimberly#1,621 → #707
  3. ↑ 615Suzette#1,032 → #417
  4. ↑ 538Randi#1,356 → #818
  5. ↑ 528Dayle#1,356 → #828
Fallers
  1. ↓ 335Oma#941 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 324Iola#824 → #1,148
  3. ↓ 324Artie#994 → #1,318
  4. ↓ 303Eartha#954 → #1,257
  5. ↓ 301Willia#830 → #1,131

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 765 of them was named Floyd, which outranked 97.0% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Floyd
  1. #118Lewis2,154
  2. #119Leslie2,138
  3. #120Victor2,130
  4. #121Floyd2,124
  5. #122Clyde2,065
  6. #123Randall2,064
  7. #124Allan2,061
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 584Zachary#1,536 → #952
  2. ↑ 514Patric#1,494 → #980
  3. ↑ 385Kris#1,296 → #911
  4. ↑ 385Rich#1,296 → #911
  5. ↑ 380Furman#1,270 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Layton#971 → #1,440
  2. ↓ 438Farris#971 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 394Delano#558 → #952
  4. ↓ 312Leopoldo#864 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 290Rosevelt#927 → #1,217

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1946 →