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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #143 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 793 boysAKMaine: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #523 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,140 boysILWisconsin: #302 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,689 boysWIMichigan: #388 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,909 boysMINew York: #445 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 5,091 boysNYMassachusetts: #432 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,845 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: #384 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,279 boysINOhio: #411 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,291 boysOHPennsylvania: #415 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,434 boysPANew Jersey: #542 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,930 boysNJConnecticut: #266 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,902 boysCTCalifornia: #462 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 4,963 boysCAUtah: #330 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,304 boysUTColorado: #318 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,147 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedNEMissouri: #327 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,598 boysMOKentucky: #229 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,392 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedWVVirginia: #245 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,990 boysVAMaryland: #349 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,042 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedDEArizona: #439 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,536 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedNMKansas: #337 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,452 boysKSArkansas: #319 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,952 boysARTennessee: #308 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,132 boysTNNorth Carolina: #298 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,726 boysNCSouth Carolina: #324 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,635 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #255 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,500 boysDCOklahoma: #433 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,497 boysOKLouisiana: #257 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,548 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedMSAlabama: #441 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,056 boysALGeorgia: #302 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,455 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lloyd, so not publishedHITexas: #489 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 4,878 boysTXFlorida: #349 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,057 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#143 · 1 in 793
  2. Kentucky#229 · 1 in 2,392
  3. Virginia#245 · 1 in 1,990
  4. District of Columbia#255 · 1 in 1,500
  5. Louisiana#257 · 1 in 1,548

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#14361 in 793
Kentucky#229101 in 2,392
Virginia#245191 in 1,990
District of Columbia#25551 in 1,500
Louisiana#257221 in 1,548
Connecticut#26671 in 2,902
North Carolina#298151 in 2,726
Georgia#302181 in 2,455
Wisconsin#30291 in 3,689
Tennessee#308101 in 3,132
Colorado#31881 in 3,147
Arkansas#31951 in 2,952
South Carolina#32481 in 2,635
Missouri#327101 in 3,598
Utah#33051 in 3,304
Kansas#33751 in 3,452
Florida#349251 in 3,057
Maryland#34971 in 4,042
Indiana#38471 in 5,279
Michigan#388131 in 4,909
Ohio#411121 in 6,291
Pennsylvania#415121 in 6,434
Massachusetts#43251 in 7,845
Oklahoma#43351 in 4,497
Arizona#43961 in 4,536
Alabama#44151 in 5,056
New York#445241 in 5,091
California#462461 in 4,963
Texas#489301 in 4,878
Illinois#523131 in 6,140
New Jersey#54261 in 7,930
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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 1986

girls
#7,749
8 births · 1 in 214,443 girls
boys
#425
410 births · 1 in 4,492 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #7,749Lloyd8

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #425Lloyd410
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 214,443 of them was named Lloyd, which outranked 39.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lloyd
  1. #7,134Zeinab9
  2. #7,134Zelma9
  3. #7,134Zora9
  4. #7,749Lloyd8
  5. #7,749Aamber8
  6. #7,749Abbigayle8
  7. #7,749Abigael8
  8. #8,523Aaisha7
  9. #8,523Abagael7
  10. #8,523Abbygail7

Tied with 773 names at #7,749; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 4,492 of them was named Lloyd, which outranked 94.6% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lloyd
  1. #422Leo415
  2. #423Clay412
  3. #424Saul411
  4. #425Lloyd410
  5. #425Rocky410
  6. #427Darin409
  7. #428Owen408
  8. #429Fredrick405

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

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →