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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201940peak #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 1940

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedAKMaine: #81 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 399 boysMEVermont: #92 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 509 boysVTNew Hampshire: #78 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 438 boysNHWashington: #94 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 483 boysWAIdaho: #84 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 323 boysIDMontana: #70 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 295 boysMTNorth Dakota: #47 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 215 boysNDMinnesota: #79 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 399 boysMNIllinois: #90 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 561 boysILWisconsin: #77 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 449 boysWIMichigan: #93 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 554 boysMINew York: #116 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 947 boysNYMassachusetts: #110 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,059 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedRIOregon: #60 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 263 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedNVWyoming: #54 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 207 boysWYSouth Dakota: #54 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 241 boysSDIowa: #72 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 376 boysIAIndiana: #80 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 459 boysINOhio: #87 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 526 boysOHPennsylvania: #91 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 704 boysPANew Jersey: #151 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,599 boysNJConnecticut: #131 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,390 boysCTCalifornia: #96 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 517 boysCAUtah: #79 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 326 boysUTColorado: #65 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 298 boysCONebraska: #69 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 347 boysNEMissouri: #68 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 344 boysMOKentucky: #91 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 446 boysKYWest Virginia: #84 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 431 boysWVVirginia: #87 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 421 boysVAMaryland: #95 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 586 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedDEArizona: #108 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 456 boysAZNew Mexico: #116 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 459 boysNMKansas: #63 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 308 boysKSArkansas: #90 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 419 boysARTennessee: #78 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 423 boysTNNorth Carolina: #106 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 560 boysNCSouth Carolina: #146 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 884 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #107 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 633 boysDCOklahoma: #86 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 395 boysOKLouisiana: #60 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 269 boysLAMississippi: #133 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 752 boysMSAlabama: #167 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,108 boysALGeorgia: #145 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 973 boysGAHawaii: #75 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 277 boysHITexas: #129 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 616 boysTXFlorida: #107 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 552 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#47 · 1 in 215
  2. Wyoming#54 · 1 in 207
  3. South Dakota#54 · 1 in 241
  4. Oregon#60 · 1 in 263
  5. Louisiana#60 · 1 in 269

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#47261 in 215
South Dakota#54211 in 241
Wyoming#5491 in 207
Louisiana#60841 in 269
Oregon#60301 in 263
Kansas#63421 in 308
Colorado#65331 in 298
Missouri#68851 in 344
Nebraska#69281 in 347
Montana#70161 in 295
Iowa#72561 in 376
Hawaii#75131 in 277
Wisconsin#77561 in 449
New Hampshire#7881 in 438
Tennessee#78661 in 423
Minnesota#79601 in 399
Utah#79171 in 326
Indiana#80621 in 459
Maine#81161 in 399
Idaho#84151 in 323
West Virginia#84451 in 431
Oklahoma#86541 in 395
Ohio#871031 in 526
Virginia#87581 in 421
Arkansas#90461 in 419
Illinois#901051 in 561
Kentucky#91641 in 446
Pennsylvania#911091 in 704
Vermont#9251 in 509
Michigan#93831 in 554
Washington#94261 in 483
Maryland#95231 in 586
California#961021 in 517
North Carolina#106661 in 560
District of Columbia#107101 in 633
Florida#107281 in 552
Arizona#108111 in 456
Massachusetts#110291 in 1,059
New Mexico#116131 in 459
New York#116991 in 947
Texas#1291011 in 616
Connecticut#13181 in 1,390
Mississippi#133291 in 752
Georgia#145321 in 973
South Carolina#146241 in 884
New Jersey#151171 in 1,599
Alabama#167261 in 1,108
Alaska———
Delaware———
Nevada———
Rhode Island———

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 1940

girls
#2,572
11 births · 1 in 103,957 girls
boys
#100
2,067 births · 1 in 561 boys

Top girls' names in 1940

  1. #1Mary56,216
  2. #2Barbara36,736
  3. #3Patricia32,665
  4. #4Judith22,385
  5. #5Betty22,077
  6. #6Carol21,759
  7. #7Nancy19,737
  8. #8Linda18,370
  9. #9Shirley17,881
  10. #10Sandra16,153
  11. #2,572Lloyd11

Top boys' names in 1940

  1. #1James62,481
  2. #2Robert61,198
  3. #3John54,786
  4. #4William44,779
  5. #5Richard37,425
  6. #6Charles31,689
  7. #7David27,690
  8. #8Thomas23,991
  9. #9Donald23,115
  10. #10Ronald20,741
  11. #100Lloyd2,067
More about 1940

girls

1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 103,957 of them was named Lloyd, which outranked 48.8% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lloyd
  1. #2,424Wenda12
  2. #2,424Wynelle12
  3. #2,424Wynette12
  4. #2,572Lloyd11
  5. #2,572Alix11
  6. #2,572Almira11
  7. #2,572Aloha11
  8. #2,737Adah10
  9. #2,737Aggie10
  10. #2,737Albertina10

Tied with 164 names at #2,572; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,494Scarlett#3,429 → #935
  2. ↑ 1,465Lonna#2,206 → #741
  3. ↑ 834Pam#1,797 → #963
  4. ↑ 659Jody#1,638 → #979
  5. ↑ 633Laraine#1,474 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Fredia#996 → #1,477
  2. ↓ 430Eleanora#974 → #1,404
  3. ↓ 375Danielle#811 → #1,186
  4. ↓ 342Eloisa#930 → #1,272
  5. ↓ 298Coral#996 → #1,294

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

boys

1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 561 of them was named Lloyd, which outranked 97.5% of the 3,937 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. #97Curtis2,103
  2. #98Harvey2,088
  3. #99Bob2,082
  4. #100Lloyd2,067
  5. #101Ronnie2,055
  6. #102Clyde2,014
  7. #103Floyd2,012
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 565Whitney#1,458 → #893
  2. ↑ 447Gonzalo#1,297 → #850
  3. ↑ 419Weston#1,323 → #904
  4. ↑ 368Ashley#1,272 → #904
  5. ↑ 366Agustin#1,238 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 886Montie#916 → #1,802
  2. ↓ 446Verlon#888 → #1,334
  3. ↓ 394Issac#857 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 392Otho#942 → #1,334
  5. ↓ 384Pearl#867 → #1,251

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

See the top 100 for 1940 →