Lloyd

Last seen for girls in 1987 at #7,987 · #1,547 for boys in 2025, 111 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1918 · 3,742 births
Debut · boys
104 births
In top 100 · boys
55 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
160,990
since 1880

Lloyd over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #51, 1918boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,547111
2024—#1,76793
2023—#1,78790
2022—#1,70699
2021—#1,546113
2020—#1,71690
2019—#1,614102
2018—#1,458119
2017—#1,554105
2016—#1,520111
2015—#1,502110
2014—#1,402120
2013—#1,277136
2012—#1,328128
2011—#1,198147
2010—#1,331128
2009—#1,324131
2008—#1,119163
2007—#1,162152
2006—#1,085162
2005—#1,139142
2004—#1,152136
2003—#1,134133
2002—#994158
2001—#902174
2000—#921167
1999—#816187
1998—#878165
1997—#701227
1996—#730210
1995—#654254
1994—#615290
1993—#609290
1992—#549343
1991—#549342
1990—#491391
1989—#471404
1988—#461389
1987#7,9878#429419
1986#7,7498#425410
1985—#402448
1984#8,1537#394432
1983#9,0156#371473
1982—#356504
1981#10,4115#332559
1980#5,91211#335560
1979#10,2105#329552
1978—#338518
1977—#329559
1976#7,2967#327534
1975#9,0675#300635
1974—#292631
1973#7,4356#269695
1972—#262751
1971—#242948
1970—#238990
1969#5,4568#236967
1968#5,1478#2251,004
1967#4,6259#2081,081
1966#4,4939#2081,115
1965—#1951,295
1964#6,7675#1941,460
1963#5,8916#1931,547
1962#4,8658#1951,543
1961#5,8516#1821,685
1960#6,3905#1801,733
1959#4,03110#1671,872
1958#4,1939#1661,838
1957#4,2029#1641,921
1956#3,32113#1581,980
1955#3,57111#1472,030
1954#4,6557#1422,114
1953#4,5957#1382,169
1952#4,1238#1302,277
1951#4,0118#1242,298
1950#3,42310#1272,120
1949#2,41017#1242,330
1948#3,5939#1182,391
1947#4,3457#1122,630
1946#2,48215#1062,496
1945#3,3888#1032,221
1944#2,76211#1022,311
1943#2,25116#1042,443
1942#2,66612#962,462
1941#2,27214#962,252
1940#2,57211#1002,067
1939#2,73610#952,087
1938#2,73010#922,215
1937#1,78419#912,157
1936#1,95016#882,160
1935#1,60622#842,296
1934#1,65121#822,339
1933#1,65821#732,413
1932#1,52025#712,590
1931#1,63522#672,704
1930#1,23237#692,838
1929#1,55525#622,949
1928#1,36632#593,158
1927#1,82822#583,325
1926#1,51429#603,278
1925#1,46631#623,324
1924#1,77024#613,350
1923#1,55628#593,387
1922#1,68225#593,364
1921#2,19517#583,536
1920#1,81622#583,454
1919#1,39331#583,238
1918#1,69023#513,742
1917#1,92318#533,417
1916#1,48525#582,926
1915#1,43925#622,653
1914#1,89613#661,884
1913#1,67013#671,521
1912#1,71911#701,227
1911#1,54510#74590
1910#2,1406#67545
1909#1,7637#76412
1908—#73394
1907—#71386
1906#1,4168#70357
1905—#69369
1904—#73324
1903#1,5926#72299
1902—#67344
1901—#68285
1900—#78337
1899—#68287
1898—#79265
1897—#74258
1896—#67308
1895—#75263
1894—#80253
1893—#88211
1892—#76268
1891—#88185
1890—#94182
1889—#98167
1888—#99175
1887—#108127
1886—#107144
1885—#126109
1884—#119122
1883—#12698
1882—#120121
1881—#14287
1880—#123104
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lloyd was already there! It came in at #123, and was given to 104 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 130 boys a year got the name.

Where Lloyd is popular in 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedAKMaine: #86 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 389 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #84 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 517 boysNHWashington: #75 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 346 boysWAIdaho: #57 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 217 boysIDMontana: #59 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 243 boysMTNorth Dakota: #61 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 241 boysNDMinnesota: #62 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 300 boysMNIllinois: #88 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 523 boysILWisconsin: #66 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 318 boysWIMichigan: #77 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 426 boysMINew York: #106 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 849 boysNYMassachusetts: #126 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,438 boysMARhode Island: #86 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 744 boysRIOregon: #85 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 390 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedNVWyoming: #68 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 259 boysWYSouth Dakota: #47 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 203 boysSDIowa: #86 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 427 boysIAIndiana: #99 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 551 boysINOhio: #94 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 599 boysOHPennsylvania: #79 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 552 boysPANew Jersey: #124 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,213 boysNJConnecticut: #114 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,044 boysCTCalifornia: #99 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 476 boysCAUtah: #112 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 479 boysUTColorado: #74 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 334 boysCONebraska: #68 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 323 boysNEMissouri: #58 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 290 boysMOKentucky: #71 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 359 boysKYWest Virginia: #72 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 342 boysWVVirginia: #68 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 315 boysVAMaryland: #85 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 461 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedDEArizona: #108 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 408 boysAZNew Mexico: #109 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 436 boysNMKansas: #41 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 195 boysKSArkansas: #78 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 364 boysARTennessee: #87 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 470 boysTNNorth Carolina: #109 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 585 boysNCSouth Carolina: #130 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 776 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #123 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 755 boysDCOklahoma: #65 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 289 boysOKLouisiana: #71 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 289 boysLAMississippi: #119 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 670 boysMSAlabama: #134 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 786 boysALGeorgia: #126 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 740 boysGAHawaii: #95 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 468 boysHITexas: #106 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 506 boysTXFlorida: #117 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 601 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kansas#41 · 1 in 195
  2. South Dakota#47 · 1 in 203
  3. Idaho#57 · 1 in 217
  4. Missouri#58 · 1 in 290
  5. Montana#59 · 1 in 243

Best ever in a state: #12 in North Dakota, 1928.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#41681 in 195
South Dakota#47241 in 203
Idaho#57211 in 217
Missouri#58961 in 290
Montana#59181 in 243
North Dakota#61221 in 241
Minnesota#62751 in 300
Oklahoma#65731 in 289
Wisconsin#66781 in 318
Nebraska#68311 in 323
Virginia#68741 in 315
Wyoming#6871 in 259
Kentucky#71781 in 359
Louisiana#71741 in 289
West Virginia#72561 in 342
Colorado#74281 in 334
Washington#75341 in 346
Michigan#771041 in 426
Arkansas#78501 in 364
Pennsylvania#791381 in 552
New Hampshire#8461 in 517
Maryland#85271 in 461
Oregon#85181 in 390
Iowa#86471 in 427
Maine#86161 in 389
Rhode Island#8661 in 744
Tennessee#87571 in 470
Illinois#881091 in 523
Ohio#94881 in 599
Hawaii#9571 in 468
California#99991 in 476
Indiana#99491 in 551
New York#1061041 in 849
Texas#1061171 in 506
Arizona#108121 in 408
New Mexico#109131 in 436
North Carolina#109611 in 585
Utah#112111 in 479
Connecticut#114101 in 1,044
Florida#117231 in 601
Mississippi#119321 in 670
District of Columbia#12371 in 755
New Jersey#124211 in 1,213
Georgia#126401 in 740
Massachusetts#126201 in 1,438
South Carolina#130251 in 776
Alabama#134351 in 786
Alaska———
Delaware———
Nevada———
Vermont———

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 Lloyd
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 220 spots since 2024 (#1,767 → #1,547)
  • 169 spots since 2020 (#1,716 → #1,547)
  • 45 spots since 2015 (#1,502 → #1,547)
  • Biggest jump: 62 spots in 1999 (#878 → #816)
  • Biggest drop: 177 spots in 1998 (#701 → #878)
Rise & fade · boys
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1918 at #51 (3,742 births)
  • Births halved by 1958, 40 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 55 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 55 yrs · run 1888–1942
  • Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
Share of babies · boys
1 in 271
  • Highest: 1 in 271 boys born in 1918 were named Lloyd (0.37%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,388 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.6% of all boys named Lloyd (33,125) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,254#98 (1889)#117
1890s2,480#67 (1896)#79
1900s3,507#67 (1902)#72
1910s21,743#51 (1918)#63
1920s33,125#58 (1921)#60
1930s23,799#67 (1931)#81
1940s23,603#96 (1942)#106
1950s20,619#124 (1951)#146
1960s13,430#180 (1960)#202
1970s6,813#238 (1970)#293
1980s4,598#332 (1981)#398
1990s2,699#491 (1990)#659
2000s1,518#902 (2001)#1,093
2010s1,206#1,198 (2011)#1,418
2020s596#1,546 (2021)#1,678

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.

Lloyd in 1938

girls
#2,730
10 births · 1 in 110,346 girls
boys
#92
2,215 births · 1 in 501 boys

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #2,730Lloyd10

Top boys' names in 1938

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #92Lloyd2,215
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 110,346 of them was named Lloyd, which outranked 45.3% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lloyd
  1. #2,579Zara11
  2. #2,579Zenaida11
  3. #2,579Zina11
  4. #2,730Lloyd10
  5. #2,730Adair10
  6. #2,730Adelaida10
  7. #2,730Adline10
  8. #2,940Adah9
  9. #2,940Agapita9
  10. #2,940Aimee9

Tied with 209 names at #2,730; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

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

boys

1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 501 of them was named Lloyd, which outranked 97.7% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lloyd
  1. #89Clifford2,277
  2. #90Edwin2,250
  3. #91Alan2,241
  4. #92Lloyd2,215
  5. #93Jerome2,209
  6. #94Bob2,204
  7. #95Phillip2,154
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,314Dion#2,197 → #883
  2. ↑ 448Tex#1,212 → #764
  3. ↑ 425Lonny#1,233 → #808
  4. ↑ 401Gonzalo#1,180 → #779
  5. ↑ 383Lance#722 → #339
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Worth#1,000 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 528Estel#869 → #1,397
  3. ↓ 492Milburn#845 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 412Lonzo#835 → #1,247
  5. ↓ 405Joy#932 → #1,337

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

See the top 100 for 1938 →