Boy name#202 of boy names
Lloyd
Pronounced L OY1 D (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1918
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Lloyd?
Lloyd is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 184,392 children — the 202nd most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 26% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1918, when 4,309 children were given it.
Loyd is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Lloyd and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Loyd
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L OY1 D
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Lloyd
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Lloyd
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Lloyd?
- Lloyd ranks 202nd among boys' names in US records, with 184,392 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,086.
- Is Lloyd a unisex name?
- No. Lloyd is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Lloyd most popular?
- 1918, when 4,309 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Lloyd spelled?
- Loyd. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.