Fun Facts About the Name Lloyd
- Decades of popularity: Lloyd stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 55 consecutive years, from 1888 through 1942.
- More than 161 thousand babies named Lloyd: U.S. records list 161,986 babies given the name Lloyd from 1880 through 2025. Even 998 girls received the name Lloyd - about 1 girl for every 161 boys.
What Does the Name Lloyd Mean?
Lloyd is a Welsh name derived from the Welsh word llwyd, meaning 'grey,' 'brownish-grey,' or 'hoary.' In medieval Wales, llwyd served as a descriptive byname, often for a person with grey hair, and also appears as a personal name. The English form Lloyd is an anglicized spelling of Llwyd: the Welsh initial ll was written Ll in English, and the Welsh vowel was rendered as oy. The customary English meaning is 'grey' or 'grey-haired.'
Lloyd Name History & Origins
Lloyd comes from the Welsh name and byname Llwyd. In medieval Wales, llwyd was a common descriptive word, and it was attached to personal names to distinguish people - for example, a man could be known as 'the Grey.' Such bynames gradually became hereditary surnames, and Llwyd developed into the surname Lloyd in English records. The surname is strongly associated with Wales and is one of the most common Welsh surnames.
As a given name, Lloyd arose from the surname rather than directly from the Welsh word. It is used in Wales, England, and other English-speaking countries. The spelling Lloyd shows the anglicization of Welsh ll, while the Welsh form Llwyd remains the source of the name. The name has no major religious origin; its history belongs to Welsh naming practices and the later spread of Welsh surnames into English-speaking communities.
How Popular is the Name Lloyd?
Lloyd remained among the top 100 boy names in the U.S. from 1888 to 1942. Its highest annual birth count was in 1918, and people born that year turn 108 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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | #8,432 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #8,170 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #8,700 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #9,702 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #11,367 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,152 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #11,173 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #7,761 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #9,909 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #7,983 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #5,749 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #5,426 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #4,822 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #4,702 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #7,352 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,268 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #5,118 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #6,254 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #6,907 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #4,184 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #4,365 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #4,402 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #3,429 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #3,688 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #4,944 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,836 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #4,322 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #4,222 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,572 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #2,472 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #3,758 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #4,582 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #2,547 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #3,553 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,864 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #2,311 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1942 | #2,744 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #2,324 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #2,653 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1939 | #2,837 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1938 | #2,841 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1937 | #1,820 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1936 | #1,989 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1935 | #1,634 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1934 | #1,672 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1933 | #1,694 | 21 | 0.0021% |
| 1932 | #1,550 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1931 | #1,661 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1930 | #1,240 | 37 | 0.0033% |
| 1929 | #1,580 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1928 | #1,384 | 32 | 0.0028% |
| 1927 | #1,853 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1926 | #1,526 | 29 | 0.0024% |
| 1925 | #1,486 | 31 | 0.0025% |
| 1924 | #1,789 | 24 | 0.0019% |
| 1923 | #1,573 | 28 | 0.0023% |
| 1922 | #1,705 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1921 | #2,250 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1920 | #1,859 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1919 | #1,411 | 31 | 0.0027% |
| 1918 | #1,732 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1917 | #1,966 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1916 | #1,510 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1915 | #1,463 | 25 | 0.0025% |
| 1914 | #1,966 | 13 | 0.0017% |
| 1913 | #1,724 | 13 | 0.0021% |
| 1912 | #1,789 | 11 | 0.0020% |
| 1911 | #1,606 | 10 | 0.0024% |
| 1910 | #2,293 | 6 | 0.0015% |
| 1909 | #1,881 | 7 | 0.0020% |
| 1906 | #1,497 | 8 | 0.0027% |
| 1903 | #1,705 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,549 | 111 | 0.0065% |
| 2024 | #1,766 | 93 | 0.0054% |
| 2023 | #1,793 | 90 | 0.0053% |
| 2022 | #1,713 | 99 | 0.0057% |
| 2021 | #1,551 | 113 | 0.0065% |
| 2020 | #1,727 | 90 | 0.0052% |
| 2019 | #1,630 | 101 | 0.0056% |
| 2018 | #1,462 | 119 | 0.0066% |
| 2017 | #1,564 | 105 | 0.0057% |
| 2016 | #1,520 | 111 | 0.0059% |
| 2015 | #1,510 | 110 | 0.0057% |
| 2014 | #1,408 | 120 | 0.0062% |
| 2013 | #1,282 | 136 | 0.0072% |
| 2012 | #1,334 | 128 | 0.0067% |
| 2011 | #1,205 | 147 | 0.0077% |
| 2010 | #1,346 | 127 | 0.0066% |
| 2009 | #1,327 | 131 | 0.0066% |
| 2008 | #1,125 | 163 | 0.0080% |
| 2007 | #1,166 | 152 | 0.0073% |
| 2006 | #1,087 | 162 | 0.0079% |
| 2005 | #1,142 | 142 | 0.0071% |
| 2004 | #1,155 | 136 | 0.0069% |
| 2003 | #1,140 | 133 | 0.0067% |
| 2002 | #994 | 158 | 0.0081% |
| 2001 | #904 | 174 | 0.0090% |
| 2000 | #924 | 166 | 0.0085% |
| 1999 | #817 | 187 | 0.0097% |
| 1998 | #884 | 165 | 0.0086% |
| 1997 | #702 | 227 | 0.0120% |
| 1996 | #731 | 210 | 0.0111% |
| 1995 | #654 | 254 | 0.0133% |
| 1994 | #615 | 290 | 0.0150% |
| 1993 | #611 | 290 | 0.0148% |
| 1992 | #550 | 343 | 0.0172% |
| 1991 | #550 | 342 | 0.0169% |
| 1990 | #491 | 391 | 0.0190% |
| 1989 | #471 | 404 | 0.0202% |
| 1988 | #461 | 389 | 0.0203% |
| 1987 | #430 | 419 | 0.0224% |
| 1986 | #425 | 410 | 0.0223% |
| 1985 | #403 | 448 | 0.0242% |
| 1984 | #394 | 432 | 0.0239% |
| 1983 | #371 | 473 | 0.0264% |
| 1982 | #356 | 505 | 0.0278% |
| 1981 | #333 | 559 | 0.0312% |
| 1980 | #335 | 561 | 0.0314% |
| 1979 | #329 | 552 | 0.0321% |
| 1978 | #340 | 518 | 0.0315% |
| 1977 | #329 | 559 | 0.0340% |
| 1976 | #328 | 533 | 0.0340% |
| 1975 | #300 | 635 | 0.0407% |
| 1974 | #296 | 631 | 0.0401% |
| 1973 | #269 | 695 | 0.0446% |
| 1972 | #262 | 751 | 0.0463% |
| 1971 | #242 | 948 | 0.0536% |
| 1970 | #239 | 990 | 0.0533% |
| 1969 | #236 | 967 | 0.0541% |
| 1968 | #225 | 1,004 | 0.0578% |
| 1967 | #208 | 1,081 | 0.0620% |
| 1966 | #208 | 1,115 | 0.0625% |
| 1965 | #196 | 1,295 | 0.0696% |
| 1964 | #195 | 1,460 | 0.0733% |
| 1963 | #193 | 1,547 | 0.0762% |
| 1962 | #196 | 1,542 | 0.0745% |
| 1961 | #182 | 1,685 | 0.0793% |
| 1960 | #180 | 1,732 | 0.0812% |
| 1959 | #167 | 1,871 | 0.0877% |
| 1958 | #166 | 1,840 | 0.0867% |
| 1957 | #164 | 1,922 | 0.0891% |
| 1956 | #158 | 1,979 | 0.0936% |
| 1955 | #147 | 2,030 | 0.0986% |
| 1954 | #142 | 2,114 | 0.1037% |
| 1953 | #138 | 2,169 | 0.1100% |
| 1952 | #130 | 2,277 | 0.1171% |
| 1951 | #124 | 2,299 | 0.1221% |
| 1950 | #127 | 2,119 | 0.1184% |
| 1949 | #124 | 2,330 | 0.1313% |
| 1948 | #118 | 2,391 | 0.1363% |
| 1947 | #112 | 2,630 | 0.1438% |
| 1946 | #106 | 2,496 | 0.1537% |
| 1945 | #103 | 2,220 | 0.1650% |
| 1944 | #102 | 2,312 | 0.1696% |
| 1943 | #104 | 2,443 | 0.1712% |
| 1942 | #96 | 2,463 | 0.1783% |
| 1941 | #96 | 2,251 | 0.1833% |
| 1940 | #100 | 2,067 | 0.1783% |
| 1939 | #95 | 2,087 | 0.1886% |
| 1938 | #92 | 2,215 | 0.1997% |
| 1937 | #91 | 2,157 | 0.2022% |
| 1936 | #88 | 2,160 | 0.2083% |
| 1935 | #84 | 2,296 | 0.2205% |
| 1934 | #82 | 2,339 | 0.2265% |
| 1933 | #73 | 2,413 | 0.2434% |
| 1932 | #71 | 2,590 | 0.2480% |
| 1931 | #68 | 2,704 | 0.2601% |
| 1930 | #69 | 2,839 | 0.2587% |
| 1929 | #62 | 2,949 | 0.2742% |
| 1928 | #59 | 3,158 | 0.2851% |
| 1927 | #58 | 3,325 | 0.2951% |
| 1926 | #60 | 3,278 | 0.2952% |
| 1925 | #62 | 3,324 | 0.2979% |
| 1924 | #61 | 3,350 | 0.2957% |
| 1923 | #59 | 3,387 | 0.3090% |
| 1922 | #59 | 3,364 | 0.3091% |
| 1921 | #58 | 3,536 | 0.3210% |
| 1920 | #58 | 3,454 | 0.3245% |
| 1919 | #58 | 3,238 | 0.3304% |
| 1918 | #51 | 3,742 | 0.3692% |
| 1917 | #53 | 3,417 | 0.3692% |
| 1916 | #58 | 2,926 | 0.3287% |
| 1915 | #62 | 2,653 | 0.3126% |
| 1914 | #66 | 1,884 | 0.2877% |
| 1913 | #67 | 1,521 | 0.2967% |
| 1912 | #70 | 1,227 | 0.2854% |
| 1911 | #74 | 590 | 0.2611% |
| 1910 | #67 | 545 | 0.2806% |
| 1909 | #76 | 412 | 0.2512% |
| 1908 | #73 | 394 | 0.2553% |
| 1907 | #72 | 386 | 0.2629% |
| 1906 | #70 | 357 | 0.2681% |
| 1905 | #69 | 369 | 0.2789% |
| 1904 | #73 | 324 | 0.2529% |
| 1903 | #72 | 299 | 0.2508% |
| 1902 | #67 | 344 | 0.2805% |
| 1901 | #68 | 285 | 0.2677% |
| 1900 | #78 | 337 | 0.2240% |
| 1899 | #68 | 287 | 0.2702% |
| 1898 | #79 | 265 | 0.2160% |
| 1897 | #74 | 258 | 0.2288% |
| 1896 | #67 | 308 | 0.2576% |
| 1895 | #75 | 263 | 0.2240% |
| 1894 | #80 | 253 | 0.2185% |
| 1893 | #89 | 211 | 0.1879% |
| 1892 | #76 | 268 | 0.2196% |
| 1891 | #88 | 185 | 0.1828% |
| 1890 | #94 | 182 | 0.1639% |
| 1889 | #98 | 167 | 0.1510% |
| 1888 | #100 | 175 | 0.1448% |
| 1887 | #108 | 127 | 0.1252% |
| 1886 | #107 | 144 | 0.1300% |
| 1885 | #126 | 109 | 0.1011% |
| 1884 | #119 | 122 | 0.1066% |
| 1883 | #126 | 98 | 0.0937% |
| 1882 | #120 | 121 | 0.1064% |
| 1881 | #144 | 87 | 0.0864% |
| 1880 | #124 | 104 | 0.0941% |
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 Lloyd Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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