Fun Facts About the Name Floyd
- Decades of popularity: Floyd stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 60 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1939.
- More than 155 thousand babies named Floyd: U.S. records list 155,743 babies given the name Floyd from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,377 girls received the name Floyd - about 1 girl for every 112 boys.
What Does the Name Floyd Mean?
Floyd is an English form of the Welsh personal name Llwyd, which comes from the Welsh adjective llwyd, meaning "grey," "greyish-brown," or "pale." In medieval Wales, Llwyd was used as a personal name or byname, often describing hair color, complexion, or clothing. The surname Floyd developed as an English variant of Lloyd, another anglicized form of Llwyd; both spellings share the same Welsh source. The literal sense is a color term, not a symbolic meaning, and the name is not related to the Latin name Flavius despite the similar spelling.
Floyd Name History & Origins
Llwyd appears in medieval Welsh tradition, including the figure Llwyd ap Cil Coed in the Second Branch of the Mabinogion, and Welsh tradition remembers a 6th-century saint named Llwyd. In the Middle Ages, Welsh bynames and patronymics became fixed surnames, and Llwyd was rendered in English records as Lloyd and Floyd. The F- form reflects an English pronunciation of the Welsh initial sound; over time both spellings became established as surnames.
The surname spread to England and Ireland. As a first name, Floyd is a transferred use of the surname, part of a broader English-speaking practice of turning family names into given names. By the 19th century, it was in use as a masculine given name in the United States and other English-speaking countries. In the 20th century, it appeared in popular culture, including the band name Pink Floyd, formed from the given names of blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.
How Popular is the Name Floyd?
Floyd remained among the top 100 boy names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1939. Its highest annual birth count was in 1926, and people born that year turn 100 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | #13,993 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #11,895 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #11,520 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #10,797 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #11,016 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #10,888 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #10,111 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #8,474 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #9,197 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #4,213 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #8,685 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #5,527 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #6,894 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #3,907 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #6,832 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,577 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #4,103 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #4,085 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #5,020 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,768 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #3,896 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,603 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #3,541 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #2,964 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #4,168 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #4,069 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #3,334 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,632 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #3,341 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #2,815 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #2,445 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #2,633 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #3,117 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #2,421 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #2,508 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #2,672 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #3,934 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #1,881 | 21 | 0.0016% |
| 1941 | #3,352 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #2,138 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1939 | #2,065 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1938 | #2,268 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1937 | #2,030 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1936 | #1,655 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1935 | #1,689 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1934 | #1,570 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1933 | #1,523 | 24 | 0.0024% |
| 1932 | #1,359 | 30 | 0.0028% |
| 1931 | #1,566 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1930 | #1,471 | 28 | 0.0025% |
| 1929 | #1,350 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1928 | #1,348 | 33 | 0.0029% |
| 1927 | #1,202 | 42 | 0.0035% |
| 1926 | #1,249 | 39 | 0.0033% |
| 1925 | #1,421 | 33 | 0.0027% |
| 1924 | #1,624 | 28 | 0.0022% |
| 1923 | #1,437 | 32 | 0.0027% |
| 1922 | #1,174 | 43 | 0.0036% |
| 1921 | #1,637 | 27 | 0.0022% |
| 1920 | #1,720 | 24 | 0.0020% |
| 1919 | #1,253 | 37 | 0.0033% |
| 1918 | #1,466 | 29 | 0.0025% |
| 1917 | #1,292 | 32 | 0.0030% |
| 1916 | #1,606 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1915 | #1,350 | 28 | 0.0028% |
| 1914 | #1,506 | 19 | 0.0025% |
| 1913 | #1,377 | 18 | 0.0029% |
| 1912 | #1,265 | 18 | 0.0032% |
| 1911 | #1,329 | 13 | 0.0031% |
| 1910 | #1,678 | 9 | 0.0023% |
| 1909 | #1,514 | 9 | 0.0026% |
| 1908 | #1,159 | 13 | 0.0039% |
| 1907 | #2,181 | 5 | 0.0016% |
| 1906 | #1,368 | 9 | 0.0030% |
| 1905 | #1,198 | 11 | 0.0038% |
| 1904 | #1,989 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1903 | #1,048 | 12 | 0.0046% |
| 1901 | #1,166 | 9 | 0.0038% |
| 1900 | #1,025 | 14 | 0.0047% |
| 1899 | #1,478 | 6 | 0.0026% |
| 1898 | #1,418 | 7 | 0.0027% |
| 1897 | #1,201 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1896 | #1,073 | 10 | 0.0042% |
| 1895 | #1,689 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1894 | #1,021 | 10 | 0.0045% |
| 1893 | #980 | 10 | 0.0047% |
| 1892 | #1,341 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1891 | #1,042 | 8 | 0.0043% |
| 1890 | #1,262 | 6 | 0.0032% |
| 1889 | #768 | 12 | 0.0067% |
| 1888 | #1,071 | 7 | 0.0039% |
| 1886 | #794 | 9 | 0.0062% |
| 1885 | #1,100 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,237 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 2024 | #2,169 | 67 | 0.0039% |
| 2023 | #2,515 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 2022 | #2,251 | 64 | 0.0037% |
| 2021 | #1,946 | 77 | 0.0044% |
| 2020 | #2,029 | 70 | 0.0041% |
| 2019 | #1,905 | 78 | 0.0043% |
| 2018 | #1,798 | 85 | 0.0047% |
| 2017 | #1,632 | 97 | 0.0052% |
| 2016 | #1,457 | 118 | 0.0062% |
| 2015 | #1,532 | 107 | 0.0056% |
| 2014 | #1,736 | 87 | 0.0045% |
| 2013 | #1,662 | 91 | 0.0048% |
| 2012 | #1,839 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 2011 | #1,692 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 2010 | #1,839 | 79 | 0.0041% |
| 2009 | #1,557 | 105 | 0.0053% |
| 2008 | #1,507 | 108 | 0.0053% |
| 2007 | #1,436 | 113 | 0.0054% |
| 2006 | #1,565 | 94 | 0.0046% |
| 2005 | #1,481 | 98 | 0.0049% |
| 2004 | #1,306 | 114 | 0.0057% |
| 2003 | #1,329 | 104 | 0.0053% |
| 2002 | #1,246 | 109 | 0.0056% |
| 2001 | #1,146 | 121 | 0.0062% |
| 2000 | #1,040 | 139 | 0.0071% |
| 1999 | #1,128 | 117 | 0.0061% |
| 1998 | #978 | 141 | 0.0074% |
| 1997 | #932 | 145 | 0.0077% |
| 1996 | #961 | 134 | 0.0071% |
| 1995 | #893 | 150 | 0.0079% |
| 1994 | #785 | 184 | 0.0095% |
| 1993 | #690 | 224 | 0.0114% |
| 1992 | #740 | 195 | 0.0098% |
| 1991 | #648 | 247 | 0.0122% |
| 1990 | #638 | 251 | 0.0122% |
| 1989 | #568 | 293 | 0.0146% |
| 1988 | #554 | 275 | 0.0144% |
| 1987 | #490 | 326 | 0.0175% |
| 1986 | #481 | 328 | 0.0178% |
| 1985 | #499 | 303 | 0.0164% |
| 1984 | #465 | 330 | 0.0183% |
| 1983 | #439 | 356 | 0.0199% |
| 1982 | #421 | 395 | 0.0218% |
| 1981 | #390 | 431 | 0.0241% |
| 1980 | #385 | 445 | 0.0249% |
| 1979 | #380 | 448 | 0.0260% |
| 1978 | #354 | 477 | 0.0291% |
| 1977 | #354 | 490 | 0.0298% |
| 1976 | #360 | 448 | 0.0286% |
| 1975 | #334 | 521 | 0.0334% |
| 1974 | #309 | 591 | 0.0376% |
| 1973 | #297 | 606 | 0.0389% |
| 1972 | #304 | 610 | 0.0376% |
| 1971 | #283 | 735 | 0.0416% |
| 1970 | #280 | 754 | 0.0406% |
| 1969 | #261 | 799 | 0.0447% |
| 1968 | #249 | 829 | 0.0477% |
| 1967 | #237 | 870 | 0.0499% |
| 1966 | #228 | 943 | 0.0529% |
| 1965 | #225 | 1,055 | 0.0567% |
| 1964 | #219 | 1,200 | 0.0602% |
| 1963 | #216 | 1,294 | 0.0637% |
| 1962 | #209 | 1,342 | 0.0649% |
| 1961 | #203 | 1,439 | 0.0678% |
| 1960 | #198 | 1,464 | 0.0687% |
| 1959 | #193 | 1,533 | 0.0718% |
| 1958 | #179 | 1,627 | 0.0767% |
| 1957 | #170 | 1,825 | 0.0846% |
| 1956 | #172 | 1,728 | 0.0817% |
| 1955 | #165 | 1,715 | 0.0833% |
| 1954 | #152 | 1,871 | 0.0918% |
| 1953 | #152 | 1,875 | 0.0951% |
| 1952 | #149 | 1,860 | 0.0957% |
| 1951 | #140 | 1,935 | 0.1028% |
| 1950 | #143 | 1,890 | 0.1056% |
| 1949 | #133 | 2,020 | 0.1139% |
| 1948 | #134 | 2,040 | 0.1163% |
| 1947 | #130 | 2,212 | 0.1209% |
| 1946 | #121 | 2,124 | 0.1308% |
| 1945 | #114 | 1,986 | 0.1476% |
| 1944 | #110 | 2,095 | 0.1537% |
| 1943 | #112 | 2,226 | 0.1560% |
| 1942 | #113 | 2,172 | 0.1573% |
| 1941 | #102 | 2,109 | 0.1717% |
| 1940 | #103 | 2,012 | 0.1736% |
| 1939 | #94 | 2,094 | 0.1892% |
| 1938 | #96 | 2,145 | 0.1934% |
| 1937 | #80 | 2,388 | 0.2239% |
| 1936 | #86 | 2,229 | 0.2149% |
| 1935 | #76 | 2,506 | 0.2407% |
| 1934 | #73 | 2,533 | 0.2453% |
| 1933 | #69 | 2,541 | 0.2563% |
| 1932 | #68 | 2,667 | 0.2554% |
| 1931 | #66 | 2,707 | 0.2604% |
| 1930 | #61 | 3,077 | 0.2804% |
| 1929 | #58 | 3,079 | 0.2863% |
| 1928 | #54 | 3,338 | 0.3014% |
| 1927 | #53 | 3,549 | 0.3149% |
| 1926 | #53 | 3,623 | 0.3262% |
| 1925 | #58 | 3,524 | 0.3158% |
| 1924 | #66 | 3,165 | 0.2794% |
| 1923 | #64 | 3,143 | 0.2867% |
| 1922 | #61 | 3,221 | 0.2960% |
| 1921 | #63 | 3,255 | 0.2955% |
| 1920 | #61 | 3,260 | 0.3063% |
| 1919 | #59 | 3,121 | 0.3184% |
| 1918 | #61 | 3,235 | 0.3192% |
| 1917 | #62 | 2,820 | 0.3047% |
| 1916 | #60 | 2,783 | 0.3127% |
| 1915 | #59 | 2,824 | 0.3328% |
| 1914 | #58 | 2,090 | 0.3192% |
| 1913 | #58 | 1,740 | 0.3395% |
| 1912 | #59 | 1,438 | 0.3345% |
| 1911 | #57 | 734 | 0.3248% |
| 1910 | #55 | 687 | 0.3537% |
| 1909 | #53 | 570 | 0.3476% |
| 1908 | #55 | 529 | 0.3428% |
| 1907 | #53 | 521 | 0.3548% |
| 1906 | #54 | 458 | 0.3440% |
| 1905 | #44 | 523 | 0.3953% |
| 1904 | #52 | 446 | 0.3481% |
| 1903 | #46 | 472 | 0.3959% |
| 1902 | #47 | 471 | 0.3840% |
| 1901 | #46 | 423 | 0.3973% |
| 1900 | #48 | 555 | 0.3688% |
| 1899 | #52 | 356 | 0.3352% |
| 1898 | #51 | 434 | 0.3538% |
| 1897 | #48 | 451 | 0.4000% |
| 1896 | #55 | 396 | 0.3312% |
| 1895 | #51 | 427 | 0.3637% |
| 1894 | #46 | 445 | 0.3844% |
| 1893 | #59 | 351 | 0.3125% |
| 1892 | #52 | 420 | 0.3442% |
| 1891 | #53 | 336 | 0.3320% |
| 1890 | #60 | 341 | 0.3071% |
| 1889 | #63 | 313 | 0.2831% |
| 1888 | #67 | 302 | 0.2499% |
| 1887 | #73 | 232 | 0.2288% |
| 1886 | #66 | 275 | 0.2482% |
| 1885 | #70 | 259 | 0.2403% |
| 1884 | #70 | 263 | 0.2298% |
| 1883 | #73 | 217 | 0.2074% |
| 1882 | #76 | 231 | 0.2032% |
| 1881 | #78 | 178 | 0.1767% |
| 1880 | #75 | 206 | 0.1864% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Floyd Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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