Lloyd
Lloyd is a surname originating with the Welsh adjective llwyd, most often understood as meaning 'grey' but with other meanings as well. The name can be used both as a given name and as a surname. The name has many variations and a few derivations, mainly as a result of the difficulty in representing the initial double-L for non-Welsh speakers and the translation of the Welsh diphthong wy.
Meaning & Origin of Lloyd
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lloyd is a surname originating with the Welsh adjective llwyd, most often understood as meaning 'grey' but with other meanings as well. The name can be used both as a given name and as a surname. The name has many variations and a few derivations, mainly as a result of the difficulty in representing the initial double-L for non-Welsh speakers and the translation of the Welsh diphthong wy.
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The Story of Lloyd
Lloyd first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 104 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 3,742 Lloyds were born — ranking #51 that year. As of 2026, Lloyd ranks #1,797 for baby boys with 92 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 161K Lloyds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lloyd
Lloyd is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 161K births in the dataset. Lloyd's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #51. Use the chart and map above to compare Lloyd'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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