Floyd Boy
How popular is Floyd?
#2,230 boy name in 2025
63 baby boys were named Floyd in the US in 2025, making it the 2230th most popular boy name.
49,056living people named Floyd (est.)
69median age of people named Floyd
155,747babies named Floyd since 1880
1 in 52,624US babies born in 2025
Floyd popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,230 for boys (▼ 97 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 63 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,531 in 2015, #2,024 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1926 (3,623 boys) |
| Highest rank | #44 in 1905 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Floyd is most popular
Babies named Floyd per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Floyd by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,476 | #63 |
| 1890s | 3,957 | #46 |
| 1900s | 4,968 | #44 |
| 1910s | 21,472 | #55 |
| 1920s | 33,157 | #53 |
| 1930s | 24,887 | #61 |
| 1940s | 20,998 | #102 |
| 1950s | 17,859 | #140 |
| 1960s | 11,236 | #198 |
| 1970s | 5,680 | #280 |
| 1980s | 3,481 | #386 |
| 1990s | 1,788 | #636 |
| 2000s | 1,105 | #1,038 |
| 2010s | 910 | #1,456 |
| 2020s | 396 | #1,942 |
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Questions
- Is Floyd a boy or girl name?
- Floyd is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Floyd were boys.
- How popular is the name Floyd?
- 63 baby boys were named Floyd in the US in 2025, making it the 2230th most popular boy name.
- When was Floyd most popular?
- Floyd peaked in 1926, when 3,623 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #44 in 1905.
- How many people are named Floyd?
- 155,747 babies have been named Floyd in the US since 1880. We estimate about 49,056 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
- Where is Floyd most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Floyd was most common in Michigan, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.