Boys' name · since 1880
Lloyd
Lloyd has 160,990 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #213 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,547 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 160,990
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
160,990 babies have been named Lloyd since 1880, making it today's #1547 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lloyd recorded 160,990 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #1547 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #213 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,547 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 160,990 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lloyd ranks #213 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,547 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 160,990 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #213 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,547 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 160,990
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lloyd's 160,990 recorded births place it above 99.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lloyd compares
160,990 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lloyd's all-time total is 436x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lloyd | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 160,990 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,742 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lloyd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lloyd's full recorded timeline at 1953, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 87 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 3,742 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lloyd popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 3,742
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lloyd popularity over time - girls
998 total births recorded since 1903 (Lloyd as girls' name)
Lloyd by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (33,125 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Lloyd's strongest decade.
33,125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lloyd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,254
1880s
1,254 births
- 1890s 2,480
1890s
2,480 births
- 1900s 3,507
1900s
3,507 births
- 1910s
1910s
21,743 births
- 1920s
1920s
33,125 births
- 1930s
1930s
23,799 births
- 1940s
1940s
23,603 births
- 1950s
1950s
20,619 births
- 1960s
1960s
13,430 births
- 1970s 6,813
1970s
6,813 births
- 1980s 4,598
1980s
4,598 births
- 1990s 2,699
1990s
2,699 births
- 2000s 1,518
2000s
1,518 births
- 2010s 1,206
2010s
1,206 births
- 2020s 596
2020s
596 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33,125 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lloyd compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lloyd's total volume
Lloyd by state
Where Lloyd concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8,559 | 5.3% |
| #2 | California | | 8,500 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 7,930 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 7,623 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 7,212 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6,789 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6,156 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 6,110 | 3.8% |
8,559 of 160,990 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lloyd appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lloyd's data
- Lloyd's decade-level peak was the 1920s (33,125 total births); usage has since declined to 596 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lloyds (8,559 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lloyd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lloyd draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.