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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #51, 1918boys
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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—#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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedNHWashington: #396 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,501 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedMNIllinois: #347 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,291 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedWIMichigan: #315 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,619 boysMINew York: #335 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 3,185 boysNYMassachusetts: #406 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,840 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedIAIndiana: #296 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,426 boysINOhio: #355 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,818 boysOHPennsylvania: #302 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,853 boysPANew Jersey: #445 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,819 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #459 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 5,077 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedUTColorado: #386 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,195 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedNEMissouri: #339 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,100 boysMOKentucky: #236 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,483 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedWVVirginia: #295 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,908 boysVAMaryland: #226 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,850 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #271 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,659 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedARTennessee: #461 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,448 boysTNNorth Carolina: #348 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,377 boysNCSouth Carolina: #301 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,373 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #225 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,287 boysDCOklahoma: #269 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,359 boysOKLouisiana: #261 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,629 boysLAMississippi: #330 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,481 boysMSAlabama: #367 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,651 boysALGeorgia: #373 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,598 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedHITexas: #431 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 3,978 boysTXFlorida: #362 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,245 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#225 · 1 in 1,287
  2. Maryland#226 · 1 in 1,850
  3. Kentucky#236 · 1 in 2,483
  4. Louisiana#261 · 1 in 1,629
  5. Oklahoma#269 · 1 in 2,359

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#22561 in 1,287
Maryland#226151 in 1,850
Kentucky#236101 in 2,483
Louisiana#261221 in 1,629
Oklahoma#269101 in 2,359
New Mexico#27171 in 1,659
Virginia#295131 in 2,908
Indiana#296111 in 3,426
South Carolina#30191 in 2,373
Pennsylvania#302201 in 3,853
Michigan#315181 in 3,619
Mississippi#33071 in 2,481
New York#335381 in 3,185
Missouri#33991 in 4,100
Illinois#347251 in 3,291
North Carolina#348121 in 3,377
Ohio#355161 in 4,818
Florida#362231 in 3,245
Alabama#36771 in 3,651
Georgia#373121 in 3,598
Colorado#38661 in 4,195
Washington#39671 in 4,501
Massachusetts#40651 in 7,840
Texas#431371 in 3,978
New Jersey#44581 in 5,819
California#459441 in 5,077
Tennessee#46151 in 6,448
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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 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 1985

boys
#402
448 births · 1 in 4,125 boys

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #402Lloyd448
More about 1985

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 4,125 of them was named Lloyd, which outranked 94.7% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lloyd
  1. #398Elliot453
  2. #400Gustavo452
  3. #401Derick449
  4. #402Lloyd448
  5. #402Jarred448
  6. #404Jamar447
  7. #404Leo447
  8. #404Pierre447

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →