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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedAKMaine: #83 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 468 boysMEVermont: #105 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 634 boysVTNew Hampshire: #130 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,057 boysNHWashington: #105 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 630 boysWAIdaho: #140 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 762 boysIDMontana: #93 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 487 boysMTNorth Dakota: #137 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 824 boysNDMinnesota: #106 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 758 boysMNIllinois: #136 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,054 boysILWisconsin: #150 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,566 boysWIMichigan: #157 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,296 boysMINew York: #134 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 1,289 boysNYMassachusetts: #121 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,532 boysMARhode Island: #136 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,600 boysRIOregon: #108 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 600 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedNVWyoming: #82 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 373 boysWYSouth Dakota: #91 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 504 boysSDIowa: #123 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 813 boysIAIndiana: #134 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 998 boysINOhio: #140 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,107 boysOHPennsylvania: #128 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,232 boysPANew Jersey: #152 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,917 boysNJConnecticut: #118 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,329 boysCTCalifornia: #136 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 961 boysCAUtah: #88 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 457 boysUTColorado: #149 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 962 boysCONebraska: #100 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 549 boysNEMissouri: #99 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 521 boysMOKentucky: #92 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 518 boysKYWest Virginia: #101 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 593 boysWVVirginia: #99 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 481 boysVAMaryland: #118 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 698 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedDEArizona: #116 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 499 boysAZNew Mexico: #133 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 659 boysNMKansas: #95 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 524 boysKSArkansas: #92 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 436 boysARTennessee: #101 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 577 boysTNNorth Carolina: #149 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 881 boysNCSouth Carolina: #171 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,057 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #106 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 625 boysDCOklahoma: #82 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 384 boysOKLouisiana: #65 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 283 boysLAMississippi: #178 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,078 boysMSAlabama: #181 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,228 boysALGeorgia: #182 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,316 boysGAHawaii: #96 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 369 boysHITexas: #131 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 679 boysTXFlorida: #114 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 575 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#65 · 1 in 283
  2. Wyoming#82 · 1 in 373
  3. Oklahoma#82 · 1 in 384
  4. Maine#83 · 1 in 468
  5. Utah#88 · 1 in 457

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#651251 in 283
Oklahoma#82621 in 384
Wyoming#8281 in 373
Maine#83201 in 468
Utah#88211 in 457
South Dakota#91161 in 504
Arkansas#92511 in 436
Kentucky#92691 in 518
Montana#93141 in 487
Kansas#95381 in 524
Hawaii#96161 in 369
Missouri#99801 in 521
Virginia#99771 in 481
Nebraska#100271 in 549
Tennessee#101681 in 577
West Virginia#101411 in 593
Vermont#10561 in 634
Washington#105431 in 630
District of Columbia#106211 in 625
Minnesota#106471 in 758
Oregon#108281 in 600
Florida#114531 in 575
Arizona#116201 in 499
Connecticut#118141 in 1,329
Maryland#118351 in 698
Massachusetts#121311 in 1,532
Iowa#123371 in 813
Pennsylvania#128881 in 1,232
New Hampshire#13051 in 1,057
Texas#1311531 in 679
New Mexico#133151 in 659
Indiana#134451 in 998
New York#1341171 in 1,289
California#1361271 in 961
Illinois#136881 in 1,054
Rhode Island#13651 in 1,600
North Dakota#13791 in 824
Idaho#14091 in 762
Ohio#140821 in 1,107
Colorado#149171 in 962
North Carolina#149571 in 881
Wisconsin#150251 in 1,566
New Jersey#152241 in 1,917
Michigan#157601 in 1,296
South Carolina#171271 in 1,057
Mississippi#178271 in 1,078
Alabama#181311 in 1,228
Georgia#182331 in 1,316
Alaska———
Delaware———
Nevada———

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 1950

girls
#3,423
10 births · 1 in 171,305 girls
boys
#127
2,120 births · 1 in 844 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. #3,423Lloyd10

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. #127Lloyd2,120
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 171,305 of them was named Lloyd, which outranked 44.0% 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 Lloyd
  1. #3,235Zada11
  2. #3,235Zadie11
  3. #3,235Zetta11
  4. #3,423Lloyd10
  5. #3,423Abbe10
  6. #3,423Adel10
  7. #3,423Alfrieda10
  8. #3,662Abelina9
  9. #3,662Adline9
  10. #3,662Adrianna9

Tied with 238 names at #3,423; 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 844 of them was named Lloyd, which outranked 97.0% 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 Lloyd
  1. #124Nicholas2,176
  2. #125Glen2,173
  3. #126Leslie2,132
  4. #127Lloyd2,120
  5. #128Ricky2,107
  6. #129Dan2,085
  7. #130Joel2,043
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 →