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Floyd

“Variant of Lloyd — Grey, grey-haired” — Welsh origin

Boy's name · #2230 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Floyd has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #44 (1905) · 154,370 babies named Floyd all-time · 1 in 25,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Floyds

• Floyd Mayweather — American boxer
• Floyd Landis — American road racing cyclist
• Floyd Patterson — American heavyweight boxer (1935-2006)
• Floyd Ayité — Togolese-French footballer (born 1988)
• Floyd Red Crow Westerman — Native American entertainer (1936–2007)

In stories & tradition

• Floyd (Deadshot) — Smallville · Arrow
• Floyd Pepper — Muppets universe
• Floyd Farnsworth — Futurama

What Floyds become

Among 438 notable people named Floyd:

Athletes appear 1.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Floyd Mayweather, American boxer.

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