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Lloyd

/ˈlɔɪd/ · 99% boys · 111 born in 2025

Lloyd has been given to about 161,988 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈlɔɪd/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 74,238
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lloyd per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 3,765
  • Born in 2025111
  • All time161,988
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Lloyd?

Its best year was 1918, when 3,765 babies were given the name, ranking 51st. The typical living American called Lloyd is about 73 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kentucky, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Lloyd

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Loyd0.96
  2. Floyd0.85
  3. Boyd0.78
  4. Loy0.68
  5. Lon0.51
  6. Loyal0.48
  7. Loyce0.48
  8. Lonny0.47

Middle names for Lloyd

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lloyd James0.74
  2. Lloyd Miles0.73
  3. Lloyd Wilder0.72
  4. Lloyd Thomas0.71
  5. Lloyd Cole0.70
  6. Lloyd Paul0.55

Sibling names for Lloyd

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Clydebrother · 0.99
  2. Raybrother · 0.97
  3. Harveybrother · 0.97
  4. Maxinesister · 0.96
  5. Junesister · 0.95
  6. Rosemarysister · 0.95

Where Lloyd is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kentucky0.02%
  2. Utah0.01%
  3. Minnesota0.01%
  4. Washington0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lloyd across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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