Floy

Floy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain”
Origin
Unknown
Say it
FLOY · 1 syllable
Used for
Girls (95% of all uses)

An uncommon English-language given name of uncertain origin. It may have arisen as a short form or variant of names such as Florence or Floyd, but the etymology is unclear. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Floy?

20240 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Floy in 20240

Peak year1899

Total US babies since 18806,935

Floy was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Floy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
  • Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
  • Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
  • Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
  • Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
  • Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
  • Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
  • Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown

Floy questions

What does the name Floy mean?

Floy means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. An uncommon English-language given name of uncertain origin. It may have arisen as a short form or variant of names such as Florence or Floyd, but the etymology is unclear.

Is Floy a boy or girl name?

Floy is mainly a girl's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Floy?

Floy was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1899.

How do you pronounce Floy?

Floy is usually pronounced FLOY.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.