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Girl name

Floy

/ˈflɔɪ/ · 95% girls · last recorded 1971

Floy has been given to about 6,935 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈflɔɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,294
Median age today88 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Floy per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1918 · 241
  • Born in 20250
  • All time6,935

How popular is Floy?

Its best year was 1918, when 241 babies were given the name, ranking 442nd. The typical living American called Floy is about 88 years old today.

Names that sound like Floy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Loy0.81
  2. Flor0.71
  3. Joy0.62
  4. Flora0.53
  5. Flossie0.50
  6. Fallon0.51
  7. Florine0.45

Middle names for Floy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Floy Alice0.78
  2. Floy Iris0.77
  3. Floy Ivy0.77
  4. Floy Belle0.77
  5. Floy Opal0.74
  6. Floy Noelle0.74

Sibling names for Floy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.89
  2. Goldiesister · 0.89
  3. Lottiesister · 0.88
  4. Cleoeither · 0.86
  5. Archiebrother · 0.78
  6. Sambrother · 0.77

Where Floy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Floy Evans0.73
    2. Floy Edwards0.73
    3. Floy Anderson0.73
    4. Floy Allen0.73
    5. Floy Adams0.73
    6. Floy Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Floy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.