How Many People Are Named Floyd?
people named Floyd are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,266 people in the US has this name
Based on 155,747 babies named Floyd in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,662 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of LLOYD.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Floyd, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Floyd alive today is about 64 years old, and 67% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 54 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Floyd first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1926, to 3,662 babies. In 2025, 63 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Floyd never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #44, in 1905, and it was in the top 100 for 60 years, 1880 to 1939. In 2025 it ranked #2,237.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,237 |
| Best rank | #44 (1905) |
| Years in the top 100 | 60 (1880 to 1939) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #60 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Floyd alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Floyd were born in Texas than in any other state: about 3,809 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Floyd was given 2.4 times as often in Oklahoma, 2.2 times in Arkansas and 1.8 times in Louisiana.
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