Lloyd

Lloyd: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “gray”
Origin: Welsh
Say it: loyd · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys

From Welsh llwyd, meaning 'gray' or 'holy' in older poetic usage. It began as a surname and became a given name in English use.

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How popular is Lloyd?

202428.0 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Lloyd in 202493

2024 rank#1,761 boys

Peak year1918

Total US babies since 1880161,875

Lloyd is steady now but far below its 1918 peak.

Names like Lloyd

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Loydgray · Welsh
Dylanson of the sea · Welsh
Owenwell-born; young warrior · Welsh
Evanthe Lord is gracious · Welsh
Maddoxson of Madoc · Welsh
Ellisbenevolent · Welsh
Griffinstrong lord · Welsh
Gavinwhite hawk · Welsh

Lloyd questions

What does the name Lloyd mean?

Lloyd means "gray". It comes from Welsh. From Welsh llwyd, meaning 'gray' or 'holy' in older poetic usage. It began as a surname and became a given name in English use.

Is Lloyd a boy or girl name?

Lloyd is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lloyd?

93 US babies were named Lloyd in 2024. Its peak year was 1918.

How do you pronounce Lloyd?

Lloyd is usually pronounced loyd.

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.