Floyd is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Floyd means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Floyd across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Floyd has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Floyd is a boy name of Welsh origin meaning “grey”. a variant of Lloyd.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 155,747 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 427 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 19 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Floyd per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1926 (3,662/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (32/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2004 (5/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2010 (3/yr).
Floyd has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1926, when it ranked #128 nationally (given to 3,662 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1920s.
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