Loyd
Last seen for girls in 1934 at #3,802 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1919 · 604 births
- Debut · boys
- 14 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 22,436since 1880
Loyd over time
Rank among boys' names. Loyd has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #12,008 | 5 | |
| 2024 | — | #9,894 | 7 | |
| 2023 | — | #10,821 | 6 | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | #7,643 | 10 | |
| 2018 | — | #12,156 | 5 | |
| 2017 | — | #8,840 | 8 | |
| 2016 | — | #12,185 | 5 | |
| 2015 | — | #9,568 | 7 | |
| 2014 | — | #12,108 | 5 | |
| 2013 | — | #9,655 | 7 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,864 | 8 | |
| 2011 | — | #10,808 | 6 | |
| 2010 | — | #8,139 | 9 | |
| 2009 | — | #8,985 | 8 | |
| 2008 | — | #8,324 | 9 | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | #10,662 | 6 | |
| 2005 | — | #7,096 | 10 | |
| 2004 | — | #11,356 | 5 | |
| 2003 | — | #8,643 | 7 | |
| 2002 | — | #7,055 | 9 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,667 | 12 | |
| 2000 | — | #6,316 | 10 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,537 | 15 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,650 | 14 | |
| 1997 | — | #5,642 | 10 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,406 | 20 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,280 | 14 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,469 | 19 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,943 | 23 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,909 | 23 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,828 | 23 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,952 | 21 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,027 | 35 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,790 | 38 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,400 | 23 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,694 | 37 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,975 | 29 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,606 | 37 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,711 | 33 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,320 | 50 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,207 | 57 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,154 | 62 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,753 | 32 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,352 | 46 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,289 | 48 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,100 | 59 | |
| 1975 | — | #994 | 68 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,109 | 55 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,045 | 60 | |
| 1972 | — | #968 | 70 | |
| 1971 | — | #775 | 110 | |
| 1970 | — | #796 | 105 | |
| 1969 | — | #836 | 84 | |
| 1968 | — | #776 | 91 | |
| 1967 | — | #726 | 104 | |
| 1966 | — | #766 | 90 | |
| 1965 | — | #717 | 107 | |
| 1964 | — | #729 | 111 | |
| 1963 | — | #625 | 156 | |
| 1962 | — | #642 | 146 | |
| 1961 | — | #597 | 175 | |
| 1960 | — | #640 | 148 | |
| 1959 | — | #575 | 185 | |
| 1958 | — | #591 | 171 | |
| 1957 | — | #559 | 190 | |
| 1956 | — | #530 | 198 | |
| 1955 | — | #507 | 211 | |
| 1954 | — | #525 | 192 | |
| 1953 | — | #464 | 232 | |
| 1952 | — | #450 | 247 | |
| 1951 | — | #444 | 231 | |
| 1950 | — | #420 | 255 | |
| 1949 | — | #435 | 236 | |
| 1948 | — | #412 | 268 | |
| 1947 | — | #386 | 313 | |
| 1946 | — | #362 | 326 | |
| 1945 | — | #389 | 236 | |
| 1944 | — | #352 | 289 | |
| 1943 | — | #347 | 316 | |
| 1942 | — | #326 | 343 | |
| 1941 | — | #322 | 334 | |
| 1940 | — | #309 | 331 | |
| 1939 | — | #289 | 366 | |
| 1938 | — | #290 | 355 | |
| 1937 | — | #283 | 372 | |
| 1936 | — | #285 | 356 | |
| 1935 | — | #278 | 383 | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #283 | 363 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #261 | 407 |
| 1932 | — | #255 | 448 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #229 | 515 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #252 | 499 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #241 | 506 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #240 | 540 |
| 1927 | — | #225 | 599 | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #219 | 623 |
| 1925 | — | #236 | 554 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #223 | 605 |
| 1923 | — | #211 | 606 | |
| 1922 | — | #229 | 582 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #222 | 600 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #222 | 582 |
| 1919 | — | #206 | 604 | |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #218 | 567 |
| 1917 | — | #225 | 488 | |
| 1916 | — | #228 | 467 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #228 | 436 |
| 1914 | — | #242 | 312 | |
| 1913 | — | #248 | 235 | |
| 1912 | — | #254 | 196 | |
| 1911 | — | #214 | 137 | |
| 1910 | — | #236 | 99 | |
| 1909 | — | #249 | 79 | |
| 1908 | — | #274 | 61 | |
| 1907 | — | #254 | 68 | |
| 1906 | — | #234 | 70 | |
| 1905 | — | #270 | 53 | |
| 1904 | — | #254 | 57 | |
| 1903 | — | #212 | 70 | |
| 1902 | — | #232 | 61 | |
| 1901 | — | #223 | 60 | |
| 1900 | — | #254 | 64 | |
| 1899 | — | #246 | 46 | |
| 1898 | — | #234 | 55 | |
| 1897 | — | #214 | 61 | |
| 1896 | — | #243 | 56 | |
| 1895 | — | #237 | 55 | |
| 1894 | — | #291 | 36 | |
| 1893 | — | #253 | 49 | |
| 1892 | — | #284 | 41 | |
| 1891 | — | #308 | 29 | |
| 1890 | — | #302 | 32 | |
| 1889 | — | #313 | 31 | |
| 1888 | — | #349 | 28 | |
| 1887 | — | #366 | 20 | |
| 1886 | — | #383 | 21 | |
| 1885 | — | #355 | 24 | |
| 1884 | — | #318 | 30 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #453 | 16 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #482 | 14 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Loyd was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2007, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Loyd is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oklahoma#70 · 1 in 289
- Arkansas#75 · 1 in 324
- Tennessee#105 · 1 in 625
- Texas#121 · 1 in 598
- Nebraska#135 · 1 in 756
Best ever in a state: #64 in Oklahoma, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #70 | 68 | 1 in 289 |
| Arkansas | #75 | 50 | 1 in 324 |
| Tennessee | #105 | 35 | 1 in 625 |
| Texas | #121 | 71 | 1 in 598 |
| Nebraska | #135 | 15 | 1 in 756 |
| Kansas | #138 | 18 | 1 in 818 |
| Idaho | #139 | 6 | 1 in 664 |
| Kentucky | #142 | 25 | 1 in 922 |
| Alabama | #152 | 25 | 1 in 918 |
| North Carolina | #152 | 34 | 1 in 862 |
| Georgia | #155 | 29 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Virginia | #167 | 18 | 1 in 1,223 |
| Mississippi | #181 | 16 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Indiana | #188 | 16 | 1 in 1,462 |
| Missouri | #188 | 20 | 1 in 1,338 |
| Colorado | #210 | 5 | 1 in 1,491 |
| Louisiana | #220 | 13 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Iowa | #245 | 9 | 1 in 2,245 |
| Illinois | #261 | 17 | 1 in 3,213 |
| West Virginia | #286 | 6 | 1 in 2,337 |
| Minnesota | #296 | 7 | 1 in 2,910 |
| Michigan | #311 | 9 | 1 in 3,642 |
| Ohio | #369 | 8 | 1 in 5,999 |
| South Carolina | #375 | 5 | 1 in 3,870 |
| California | #401 | 5 | 1 in 4,328 |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Loyd
- 2,114 spots since 2024 (#9,894 → #12,008)
- 2,440 spots since 2015 (#9,568 → #12,008)
- Biggest jump: 179 spots in 1884 (#497 → #318)
- Biggest drop: 193 spots in 1972 (#775 → #968)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1919 at #206 (604 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1972
- Highest: 1 in 1,623 boys born in 1919 were named Loyd (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 25.8% of all boys named Loyd (5,797) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 208 | #313 (1889) | #405 |
| 1890s | 460 | #214 (1897) | #261 |
| 1900s | 643 | #212 (1903) | #246 |
| 1910s | 3,541 | #206 (1919) | #230 |
| 1920s | 5,797 | #211 (1923) | #227 |
| 1930s | 4,064 | #229 (1931) | #271 |
| 1940s | 2,992 | #309 (1940) | #364 |
| 1950s | 2,112 | #420 (1950) | #507 |
| 1960s | 1,212 | #597 (1961) | #705 |
| 1970s | 653 | #775 (1971) | #1,118 |
| 1980s | 401 | #1,154 (1980) | #1,688 |
| 1990s | 182 | #2,828 (1991) | #3,762 |
| 2000s | 76 | #5,667 (2001) | #8,234 |
| 2010s | 70 | #7,643 (2019) | #9,997 |
| 2020s | 25 | #9,714 (2021) | #10,609 |
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.
Loyd in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 115,763 of them was named Loyd, which outranked 45.9% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,822Yasuko11
- #2,822Zell11
- #2,822Zoa11
- #3,024Loyd10
- #3,024Adalene10
- #3,024Adina10
- #3,024Adria10
- #3,244Adair9
- #3,244Adelena9
- #3,244Adena9
Tied with 219 names at #3,024; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,787 of them was named Loyd, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.