Loyd

Last seen for girls in 1934 at #3,802 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1919 · 604 births
Debut · boys
14 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
22,436
since 1880

Loyd over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Loyd has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #206, 1919boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#12,0085
2024—#9,8947
2023—#10,8216
2022——
2021—#9,7147
2020——
2019—#7,64310
2018—#12,1565
2017—#8,8408
2016—#12,1855
2015—#9,5687
2014—#12,1085
2013—#9,6557
2012—#8,8648
2011—#10,8086
2010—#8,1399
2009—#8,9858
2008—#8,3249
2007——
2006—#10,6626
2005—#7,09610
2004—#11,3565
2003—#8,6437
2002—#7,0559
2001—#5,66712
2000—#6,31610
1999—#4,53715
1998—#4,65014
1997—#5,64210
1996—#3,40620
1995—#4,28014
1994—#3,46919
1993—#2,94323
1992—#2,90923
1991—#2,82823
1990—#2,95221
1989—#2,02735
1988—#1,79038
1987—#2,40023
1986—#1,69437
1985—#1,97529
1984—#1,60637
1983—#1,71133
1982—#1,32050
1981—#1,20757
1980—#1,15462
1979—#1,75332
1978—#1,35246
1977—#1,28948
1976—#1,10059
1975—#99468
1974—#1,10955
1973—#1,04560
1972—#96870
1971—#775110
1970—#796105
1969—#83684
1968—#77691
1967—#726104
1966—#76690
1965—#717107
1964—#729111
1963—#625156
1962—#642146
1961—#597175
1960—#640148
1959—#575185
1958—#591171
1957—#559190
1956—#530198
1955—#507211
1954—#525192
1953—#464232
1952—#450247
1951—#444231
1950—#420255
1949—#435236
1948—#412268
1947—#386313
1946—#362326
1945—#389236
1944—#352289
1943—#347316
1942—#326343
1941—#322334
1940—#309331
1939—#289366
1938—#290355
1937—#283372
1936—#285356
1935—#278383
1934#3,8026#283363
1933#3,7536#261407
1932—#255448
1931#3,8486#229515
1930#3,0559#252499
1929#4,0536#241506
1928#2,62312#240540
1927—#225599
1926#3,8737#219623
1925—#236554
1924#4,4346#223605
1923—#211606
1922—#229582
1921#4,4646#222600
1920#3,9577#222582
1919—#206604
1918#3,02410#218567
1917—#225488
1916—#228467
1915#4,2745#228436
1914—#242312
1913—#248235
1912—#254196
1911—#214137
1910—#23699
1909—#24979
1908—#27461
1907—#25468
1906—#23470
1905—#27053
1904—#25457
1903—#21270
1902—#23261
1901—#22360
1900—#25464
1899—#24646
1898—#23455
1897—#21461
1896—#24356
1895—#23755
1894—#29136
1893—#25349
1892—#28441
1891—#30829
1890—#30232
1889—#31331
1888—#34928
1887—#36620
1886—#38321
1885—#35524
1884—#31830
1883—#49713
1882—#45316
1881—#53311
1880—#48214
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Loyd was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2007, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Loyd is popular in 1921

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,328 boysNDMinnesota: #344 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,407 boysMNIllinois: #372 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,240 boysILWisconsin: #276 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,432 boysWIMichigan: #280 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,226 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedRIOregon: #178 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,201 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedSDIowa: #330 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,360 boysIAIndiana: #294 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,672 boysINOhio: #438 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,688 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #412 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,751 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedCONebraska: #220 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,761 boysNEMissouri: #117 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 699 boysMOKentucky: #128 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 752 boysKYWest Virginia: #307 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,805 boysWVVirginia: #174 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,295 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedNMKansas: #169 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,170 boysKSArkansas: #67 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 314 boysARTennessee: #96 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 575 boysTNNorth Carolina: #154 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 951 boysNCSouth Carolina: #228 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,845 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #83 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 383 boysOKLouisiana: #189 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,056 boysLAMississippi: #140 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 776 boysMSAlabama: #140 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 841 boysALGeorgia: #190 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,356 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedHITexas: #137 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 689 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Loyd, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#67 · 1 in 314
  2. Oklahoma#83 · 1 in 383
  3. Tennessee#96 · 1 in 575
  4. Missouri#117 · 1 in 699
  5. Kentucky#128 · 1 in 752

Best ever in a state: #64 in Oklahoma, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#67571 in 314
Oklahoma#83601 in 383
Tennessee#96431 in 575
Missouri#117421 in 699
Kentucky#128351 in 752
Texas#137761 in 689
Alabama#140311 in 841
Mississippi#140241 in 776
North Carolina#154351 in 951
Kansas#169141 in 1,170
Virginia#174191 in 1,295
Oregon#17851 in 1,201
Louisiana#189181 in 1,056
Georgia#190231 in 1,356
North Dakota#20351 in 1,328
Nebraska#22071 in 1,761
South Carolina#228111 in 1,845
Wisconsin#27671 in 3,432
Michigan#280111 in 3,226
Indiana#29471 in 3,672
West Virginia#30761 in 2,805
Iowa#33051 in 4,360
Minnesota#34451 in 4,407
Illinois#37291 in 6,240
California#41261 in 4,751
Ohio#43861 in 8,688
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Loyd
Momentum · boys
Brand new
  • 2,114 spots since 2024 (#9,894 → #12,008)
  • 2,440 spots since 2015 (#9,568 → #12,008)
  • Biggest jump: 179 spots in 1884 (#497 → #318)
  • Biggest drop: 193 spots in 1972 (#775 → #968)
Rise & fade · boys
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1919 at #206 (604 births)
  • Births halved by 1944, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 94 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1972
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,623
  • Highest: 1 in 1,623 boys born in 1919 were named Loyd (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 25.8% of all boys named Loyd (5,797) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s208#313 (1889)#405
1890s460#214 (1897)#261
1900s643#212 (1903)#246
1910s3,541#206 (1919)#230
1920s5,797#211 (1923)#227
1930s4,064#229 (1931)#271
1940s2,992#309 (1940)#364
1950s2,112#420 (1950)#507
1960s1,212#597 (1961)#705
1970s653#775 (1971)#1,118
1980s401#1,154 (1980)#1,688
1990s182#2,828 (1991)#3,762
2000s76#5,667 (2001)#8,234
2010s70#7,643 (2019)#9,997
2020s25#9,714 (2021)#10,609

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Loyd in 1921

girls
#4,464
6 births · 1 in 205,510 girls
boys
#222
600 births · 1 in 1,836 boys

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #4,464Loyd6

Top boys' names in 1921

  1. #1John58,216
  2. #2Robert52,779
  3. #3William51,862
  4. #4James49,750
  5. #5Charles29,242
  6. #6George27,476
  7. #7Joseph26,182
  8. #8Edward20,817
  9. #9Frank16,705
  10. #10Richard16,376
  11. #222Loyd600
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 205,510 of them was named Loyd, which outranked 24.0% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Loyd
  1. #4,023Zerline7
  2. #4,023Zoa7
  3. #4,023Zuma7
  4. #4,464Loyd6
  5. #4,464Abelina6
  6. #4,464Adamae6
  7. #4,464Addell6
  8. #5,099Abbey5
  9. #5,099Adalee5
  10. #5,099Adam5

Tied with 634 names at #4,464; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,238Elwanda#4,975 → #737
  2. ↑ 458Noreen#1,255 → #797
  3. ↑ 440Venice#1,375 → #935
  4. ↑ 343Isobel#1,312 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Aida#1,119 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 612Lilia#931 → #1,543
  2. ↓ 345Denise#931 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 330Aleen#968 → #1,298
  4. ↓ 269Virgil#968 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 265Aldona#903 → #1,168

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 1,836 of them was named Loyd, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Loyd
  1. #219Murray604
  2. #220Percy603
  3. #221Wilson601
  4. #222Loyd600
  5. #223Laurence599
  6. #223Malcolm599
  7. #225Eldon596
Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 828Kevin#1,543 → #715
  2. ↑ 499Enrico#1,157 → #658
  3. ↑ 435Richmond#1,225 → #790
  4. ↑ 427Reynaldo#1,252 → #825
  5. ↑ 425Art#1,416 → #991
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Stacy#835 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 279Gorden#947 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 248Brady#653 → #901
  4. ↓ 246Guillermo#812 → #1,058
  5. ↓ 219Lindsay#903 → #1,122

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1921 →