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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedAKMaine: #188 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,873 boysMEVermont: #105 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 634 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedNHWashington: #165 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,177 boysWAIdaho: #90 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 428 boysIDMontana: #121 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 682 boysMTNorth Dakota: #131 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 742 boysNDMinnesota: #181 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,979 boysMNIllinois: #152 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,306 boysILWisconsin: #193 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,447 boysWIMichigan: #138 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,023 boysMINew York: #192 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 2,155 boysNYMassachusetts: #234 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,937 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedRIOregon: #220 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,868 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #152 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,009 boysSDIowa: #167 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,367 boysIAIndiana: #149 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,152 boysINOhio: #153 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,297 boysOHPennsylvania: #139 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,426 boysPANew Jersey: #174 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,556 boysNJConnecticut: #177 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,658 boysCTCalifornia: #189 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,436 boysCAUtah: #112 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 600 boysUTColorado: #141 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 861 boysCONebraska: #139 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 926 boysNEMissouri: #111 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 662 boysMOKentucky: #104 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 638 boysKYWest Virginia: #122 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 810 boysWVVirginia: #81 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 411 boysVAMaryland: #125 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 788 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedDEArizona: #168 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 906 boysAZNew Mexico: #114 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 521 boysNMKansas: #99 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 553 boysKSArkansas: #78 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 371 boysARTennessee: #96 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 537 boysTNNorth Carolina: #108 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 564 boysNCSouth Carolina: #112 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 582 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #246 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,624 boysDCOklahoma: #72 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 355 boysOKLouisiana: #86 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 373 boysLAMississippi: #91 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 448 boysMSAlabama: #118 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 624 boysALGeorgia: #137 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 762 boysGAHawaii: #194 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,179 boysHITexas: #124 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 629 boysTXFlorida: #150 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 896 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#72 · 1 in 355
  2. Arkansas#78 · 1 in 371
  3. Virginia#81 · 1 in 411
  4. Louisiana#86 · 1 in 373
  5. Idaho#90 · 1 in 428

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#72671 in 355
Arkansas#78601 in 371
Virginia#81901 in 411
Louisiana#86951 in 373
Idaho#90161 in 428
Mississippi#91651 in 448
Tennessee#96731 in 537
Kansas#99361 in 553
Kentucky#104561 in 638
Vermont#10561 in 634
North Carolina#108891 in 564
Missouri#111631 in 662
South Carolina#112491 in 582
Utah#112161 in 600
New Mexico#114191 in 521
Alabama#118611 in 624
Montana#121101 in 682
West Virginia#122301 in 810
Texas#1241651 in 629
Maryland#125311 in 788
North Dakota#131101 in 742
Georgia#137571 in 762
Michigan#138761 in 1,023
Nebraska#139161 in 926
Pennsylvania#139761 in 1,426
Colorado#141191 in 861
Indiana#149391 in 1,152
Florida#150341 in 896
Illinois#152711 in 1,306
South Dakota#15281 in 1,009
Ohio#153701 in 1,297
Washington#165231 in 1,177
Iowa#167221 in 1,367
Arizona#168111 in 906
New Jersey#174181 in 2,556
Connecticut#17771 in 2,658
Minnesota#181181 in 1,979
Maine#18851 in 1,873
California#189851 in 1,436
New York#192701 in 2,155
Wisconsin#193161 in 2,447
Hawaii#19451 in 1,179
Oregon#22091 in 1,868
Massachusetts#23481 in 5,937
District of Columbia#24651 in 2,624
Alaska———
Delaware———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Wyoming———

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 1950

girls
#2,781
14 births · 1 in 122,361 girls
boys
#143
1,890 births · 1 in 947 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #2,781Floyd14

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #143Floyd1,890
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 122,361 of them was named Floyd, which outranked 54.5% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Floyd
  1. #2,652Willena15
  2. #2,652Willodean15
  3. #2,652Windy15
  4. #2,781Floyd14
  5. #2,781Albertine14
  6. #2,781Aquilla14
  7. #2,781Arliss14
  8. #2,909Adah13
  9. #2,909Aggie13
  10. #2,909Ailene13

Tied with 127 names at #2,781; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 947 of them was named Floyd, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Floyd
  1. #140Jackie1,927
  2. #141Jimmie1,901
  3. #142Allan1,891
  4. #143Floyd1,890
  5. #144Gilbert1,881
  6. #145Tom1,823
  7. #146Dwight1,812
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →