Floyd: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “gray”
- Origin
- Welsh
- Say it
- FLOYD · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
From the Welsh name Lloyd, originally a byname from llwyd 'gray'. Floyd developed as an anglicized form and later became a given name.
How popular is Floyd?
Babies named Floyd in 202467
2024 rank#2,164 boys
Peak year1926
Total US babies since 1880155,680
Floyd is steady now but far below its 1926 peak.
Names like Floyd
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Floyd questions
What does the name Floyd mean?
Floyd means "gray". It comes from Welsh. From the Welsh name Lloyd, originally a byname from llwyd 'gray'. Floyd developed as an anglicized form and later became a given name.
Is Floyd a boy or girl name?
Floyd is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Floyd?
67 US babies were named Floyd in 2024. Its peak year was 1926.
How do you pronounce Floyd?
Floyd is usually pronounced FLOYD.
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.