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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedNHWashington: #242 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,182 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,064 boysMNIllinois: #219 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,900 boysILWisconsin: #333 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,501 boysWIMichigan: #201 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,767 boysMINew York: #246 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 2,270 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedNVWyoming: #120 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 548 boysWYSouth Dakota: #191 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,283 boysSDIowa: #336 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,816 boysIAIndiana: #200 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,634 boysINOhio: #205 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,850 boysOHPennsylvania: #195 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,981 boysPANew Jersey: #297 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,101 boysNJConnecticut: #249 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,247 boysCTCalifornia: #246 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,928 boysCAUtah: #292 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,414 boysUTColorado: #243 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,797 boysCONebraska: #208 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,795 boysNEMissouri: #159 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,011 boysMOKentucky: #133 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 794 boysKYWest Virginia: #131 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 842 boysWVVirginia: #141 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 800 boysVAMaryland: #186 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,320 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Floyd, so not publishedDEArizona: #158 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 735 boysAZNew Mexico: #131 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 553 boysNMKansas: #179 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,099 boysKSArkansas: #129 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 611 boysARTennessee: #151 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 968 boysTNNorth Carolina: #174 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,119 boysNCSouth Carolina: #167 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 878 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #184 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,206 boysDCOklahoma: #137 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 654 boysOKLouisiana: #112 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 487 boysLAMississippi: #159 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 725 boysMSAlabama: #183 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,070 boysALGeorgia: #179 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,042 boysGAHawaii: #235 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,261 boysHITexas: #235 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,297 boysTXFlorida: #194 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,178 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#112 · 1 in 487
  2. Wyoming#120 · 1 in 548
  3. Arkansas#129 · 1 in 611
  4. New Mexico#131 · 1 in 553
  5. West Virginia#131 · 1 in 842

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#112831 in 487
Wyoming#12061 in 548
Arkansas#129321 in 611
New Mexico#131241 in 553
West Virginia#131211 in 842
Kentucky#133431 in 794
Oklahoma#137361 in 654
Virginia#141541 in 800
Tennessee#151401 in 968
Arizona#158231 in 735
Mississippi#159371 in 725
Missouri#159461 in 1,011
South Carolina#167311 in 878
North Carolina#174461 in 1,119
Georgia#179451 in 1,042
Kansas#179201 in 1,099
Alabama#183341 in 1,070
District of Columbia#184121 in 1,206
Maryland#186241 in 1,320
South Dakota#19161 in 1,283
Florida#194461 in 1,178
Pennsylvania#195561 in 1,981
Indiana#200321 in 1,634
Michigan#201501 in 1,767
Ohio#205571 in 1,850
Nebraska#20891 in 1,795
Illinois#219581 in 1,900
Hawaii#23561 in 1,261
Texas#235921 in 1,297
Washington#242141 in 2,182
Colorado#243121 in 1,797
California#246971 in 1,928
New York#246771 in 2,270
Connecticut#24981 in 3,247
Utah#29251 in 2,414
Minnesota#29381 in 5,064
New Jersey#297151 in 4,101
Wisconsin#33371 in 6,501
Iowa#33651 in 5,816
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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 1962

girls
#4,011
11 births · 1 in 178,782 girls
boys
#209
1,343 births · 1 in 1,540 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #4,011Floyd11

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #209Floyd1,343
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 178,782 of them was named Floyd, which outranked 47.1% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Floyd
  1. #3,782Vincenza12
  2. #3,782Willow12
  3. #3,782Zoila12
  4. #4,011Floyd11
  5. #4,011Albertina11
  6. #4,011Aleen11
  7. #4,011Alejandrina11
  8. #4,263Adora10
  9. #4,263Albertine10
  10. #4,263Alesha10

Tied with 251 names at #4,011; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 1,540 of them was named Floyd, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Floyd
  1. #206Andy1,419
  2. #207Ruben1,380
  3. #208Marcus1,372
  4. #209Floyd1,343
  5. #210Kelvin1,326
  6. #211Mario1,312
  7. #212Donnie1,303
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →