Floyd

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Floyd is a masculine Anglo-Welsh given name deriving from the Welsh Llwyd and thus cognate with Lloyd.

From Wikipedia

Floyd first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1926 with 3,623 babies (rank #53 that year). In 2024 it was given to 67 boys (rank #2,169). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Floyd

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Floyd yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

155,680

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

3,623

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Floyd

Floyd Mayweatherprofessional wrestler · b. 1977
Floyd Landissport cyclist · b. 1975
Floyd Pattersonboxer · b. 1935
Floyd Ayitéassociation football player · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	206	#75
1881	178	#78
1882	231	#76
1883	217	#73
1884	263	#70
1885	259	#70
1886	275	#66
1887	232	#73
1888	302	#67
1889	313	#63
1890	341	#60
1891	336	#53
1892	420	#52
1893	351	#59
1894	445	#46
1895	427	#51
1896	396	#55
1897	451	#48
1898	434	#51
1899	356	#52
1900	555	#48
1901	423	#46
1902	471	#47
1903	472	#46
1904	446	#52
1905	523	#44
1906	458	#54
1907	521	#53
1908	529	#55
1909	570	#53
1910	687	#55
1911	734	#57
1912	1,438	#59
1913	1,740	#58
1914	2,090	#58
1915	2,824	#59
1916	2,783	#60
1917	2,820	#62
1918	3,235	#61
1919	3,121	#59
1920	3,260	#61
1921	3,255	#63
1922	3,221	#61
1923	3,143	#64
1924	3,165	#66
1925	3,524	#58
1926	3,623	#53
1927	3,549	#53
1928	3,338	#54
1929	3,079	#58
1930	3,077	#61
1931	2,707	#66
1932	2,667	#68
1933	2,541	#69
1934	2,533	#73
1935	2,506	#76
1936	2,229	#86
1937	2,388	#80
1938	2,145	#96
1939	2,094	#94
1940	2,012	#103
1941	2,109	#102
1942	2,172	#113
1943	2,226	#112
1944	2,095	#110
1945	1,986	#114
1946	2,124	#121
1947	2,212	#130
1948	2,040	#134
1949	2,020	#133
1950	1,890	#143
1951	1,935	#140
1952	1,860	#149
1953	1,875	#152
1954	1,871	#152
1955	1,715	#165
1956	1,728	#172
1957	1,825	#170
1958	1,627	#179
1959	1,533	#193
1960	1,464	#198
1961	1,439	#203
1962	1,342	#209
1963	1,294	#216
1964	1,200	#219
1965	1,055	#225
1966	943	#228
1967	870	#237
1968	829	#249
1969	799	#261
1970	754	#280
1971	735	#283
1972	610	#304
1973	606	#297
1974	591	#309
1975	521	#334
1976	448	#360
1977	490	#354
1978	477	#354
1979	448	#380
1980	445	#385
1981	431	#390
1982	395	#421
1983	356	#439
1984	330	#465
1985	303	#499
1986	328	#481
1987	326	#490
1988	275	#554
1989	293	#568
1990	251	#638
1991	247	#648
1992	195	#740
1993	224	#690
1994	184	#785
1995	150	#893
1996	134	#961
1997	145	#932
1998	141	#978
1999	117	#1,128
2000	139	#1,040
2001	121	#1,146
2002	109	#1,246
2003	104	#1,329
2004	114	#1,306
2005	98	#1,481
2006	94	#1,565
2007	113	#1,436
2008	108	#1,507
2009	105	#1,557
2010	79	#1,839
2011	88	#1,692
2012	80	#1,839
2013	91	#1,662
2014	87	#1,736
2015	107	#1,532
2016	118	#1,457
2017	97	#1,632
2018	85	#1,798
2019	78	#1,905
2020	70	#2,029
2021	77	#1,946
2022	64	#2,251
2023	53	#2,515
2024	67	#2,169