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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1967
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Arkansas#128 · 1 in 627
- Virginia#147 · 1 in 886
- Mississippi#153 · 1 in 792
- Maine#158 · 1 in 1,160
- Indiana#172 · 1 in 1,285
Best ever in a state: #14 in Kansas, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #128 | 24 | 1 in 627 |
| Virginia | #147 | 41 | 1 in 886 |
| Mississippi | #153 | 26 | 1 in 792 |
| Maine | #158 | 7 | 1 in 1,160 |
| Indiana | #172 | 35 | 1 in 1,285 |
| North Carolina | #182 | 37 | 1 in 1,162 |
| Ohio | #183 | 56 | 1 in 1,606 |
| Maryland | #189 | 19 | 1 in 1,517 |
| Louisiana | #193 | 35 | 1 in 987 |
| Oklahoma | #193 | 14 | 1 in 1,279 |
| Alabama | #196 | 25 | 1 in 1,173 |
| Missouri | #198 | 24 | 1 in 1,525 |
| Michigan | #199 | 45 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Tennessee | #202 | 22 | 1 in 1,489 |
| New Mexico | #203 | 9 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Kansas | #213 | 10 | 1 in 1,549 |
| South Carolina | #214 | 17 | 1 in 1,331 |
| Oregon | #215 | 9 | 1 in 1,643 |
| West Virginia | #226 | 6 | 1 in 2,251 |
| Pennsylvania | #229 | 33 | 1 in 2,792 |
| Iowa | #240 | 9 | 1 in 2,519 |
| Kentucky | #240 | 13 | 1 in 2,080 |
| Florida | #242 | 27 | 1 in 1,724 |
| Texas | #251 | 68 | 1 in 1,472 |
| New Jersey | #256 | 18 | 1 in 2,998 |
| Illinois | #257 | 38 | 1 in 2,436 |
| Connecticut | #263 | 7 | 1 in 3,280 |
| Colorado | #267 | 8 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Arizona | #269 | 8 | 1 in 1,804 |
| New York | #271 | 53 | 1 in 2,840 |
| Georgia | #274 | 19 | 1 in 2,149 |
| Washington | #276 | 9 | 1 in 2,840 |
| California | #317 | 59 | 1 in 2,811 |
| Massachusetts | #319 | 6 | 1 in 7,850 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
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| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1905 at #44 (523 births)
- Births halved by 1990, 85 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 60 yrs · run 1880–1939
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1998
- 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
- 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 1967
Top girls' names in 1967
Top boys' names in 1967
More about 1967
girls
1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 137,585 of them was named Floyd, which outranked 51.0% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,656Zana13
- #3,656Zaneta13
- #3,656Zita13
- #3,845Floyd12
- #3,845Adraine12
- #3,845Adrien12
- #3,845Adrina12
- #4,053Adrienna11
- #4,053Alix11
- #4,053Almeda11
Tied with 207 names at #3,845; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 2,000 of them was named Floyd, which outranked 94.8% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.