Floyd
Floyd is a masculine Anglo-Welsh given name deriving from the Welsh Llwyd and thus cognate with Lloyd.
Meaning & Origin of Floyd
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Floyd is a masculine Anglo-Welsh given name deriving from the Welsh Llwyd and thus cognate with Lloyd.
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The Story of Floyd
Floyd first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 206 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 3,623 Floyds were born — ranking #53 that year. As of 2026, Floyd ranks #2,392 for baby boys with 59 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 154K Floyds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Floyd
Phonetically similar names — useful when Floyd is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Flood
- Fled
- Flawed
- Flowed
- Fleed
- Flied
- Flayed
- Flod
- Flud
- Flid
- Flad
- Floud
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Floyd
Floyd is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 154K births in the dataset. Floyd's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #44. Use the chart and map above to compare Floyd's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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