Given name & surname
Loyd
“grey(-haired)”·“a gray-haired man; one who is sacred”
Loyd is a variant of Lloyd. Interpretations include “grey(-haired)” (Welsh) and “a gray-haired man; one who is sacred” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Loyd is a variant of Lloyd. Interpretations include “grey(-haired)” (Welsh) and “a gray-haired man; one who is sacred” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Loyd is a variant of Lloyd. An origin associated with Lloyd is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Loyd through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,522
- 22,436 boys · 86 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 630 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,159 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,159 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 623 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,718 as a first name in 2020; 12,751 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Loyd’s family of names
Loyd has a related form in Lloyd. In Greek usage, Loyd is a transliteration of Λόυντ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Loyd
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Loyd, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Floyd
“a gray-haired man”
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“having the strength of a lion”
>99% boys
Cloyd
“one who works with nails”
>99% boys
Boyd
“a blonde-haired man”
>99% boys
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“from the willow ford”
>99% boys
Leeroy
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>99% boys
Laverne
Laverne is a feminine given name.
86% boys · 14% girls
Laurent
“a graceful woman”
90% boys · 10% girls