Boy or Girl

Is Loyd a boy or girl name?

Loyd was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 22,517 US babies named Loyd were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#10,475
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Loyd since 1880
22,517
Most popular year
1926
630 babies
Babies named Loyd each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Loyd from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Loyd, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s20800%
1890s46000%
1900s64300%
1910s3,541150.4%
1920s5,797440.8%
1930s4,064270.7%
1940s2,99200%
1950s2,11200%
1960s1,21200%
1970s65300%
1980s40100%
1990s18200%
2000s7600%
2010s7000%
2020s2000%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20247#10,4750–
20236#11,6920–
20220–0–
20217#10,3630–
20200–0–
201910#7,9820–
20185#13,3780–
20178#9,3730–
20165#13,4300–
20157#10,2090–
20145#13,2780–
20137#10,3160–
20128#9,3820–
20116#11,7190–
20109#8,5360–
20098#9,5390–
20089#8,7420–
20070–0–
20066#11,5040–
200510#7,4540–
20045#12,4800–
20037#9,2540–
20029#7,4190–
200112#5,8920–
200010#6,6420–
199915#4,6780–
199814#4,7910–
199710#5,9200–
199620#3,4940–
199514#4,4220–
199419#3,5420–
199323#2,9910–
199223#2,9620–
199123#2,8850–
199021#3,0190–
198935#2,0500–
198838#1,8080–
198723#2,4340–
198637#1,7130–
198529#1,9990–
198437#1,6190–
198333#1,7360–
198250#1,3310–
198157#1,2160–
198062#1,1600–
197932#1,7730–
197846#1,3660–
197748#1,3050–
197659#1,1060–
197568#9970–
197455#1,1110–
197360#1,0510–
197270#9730–
1971110#7770–
1970105#7970–
196984#8400–
196891#7780–
1967104#7280–
196690#7680–
1965107#7200–
1964111#7330–
1963156#6250–
1962146#6420–
1961176#5960–
1960147#6440–
1959185#5770–
1958171#5920–
1957190#5590–
1956198#5310–
1955211#5070–
1954192#5270–
1953232#4640–
1952247#4500–
1951231#4450–
1950255#4200–
1949236#4350–
1948268#4120–
1947313#3860–
1946326#3620–
1945236#3890–
1944289#3520–
1943316#3470–
1942343#3260–
1941334#3220–
1940331#3090–
1939366#2890–
1938355#2900–
1937372#2830–
1936356#2860–
1935383#2780–
1934363#2836#4,105
1933407#2636#4,023
1932448#2550–
1931515#2296#4,152
1930499#2539#3,225
1929506#2416#4,370
1928540#24012#2,706
1927599#2250–
1926623#2197#4,111
1925554#2370–
1924605#2236#4,806
1923606#2120–
1922582#2290–
1921600#2226#4,824
1920582#2227#4,224
1919604#2070–
1918567#21810#3,154
1917488#2250–
1916467#2280–
1915436#2285#4,677
1914312#2420–
1913235#2480–
1912196#2540–
1911137#2160–
191099#2370–
190979#2490–
190861#2750–
190768#2550–
190670#2340–
190553#2700–
190457#2540–
190370#2140–
190261#2330–
190160#2250–
190064#2550–
189946#2480–
189855#2380–
189761#2140–
189656#2440–
189555#2410–
189436#2940–
189349#2530–
189241#2860–
189129#3150–
189032#3070–
188931#3170–
188828#3500–
188720#3730–
188621#3920–
188524#3610–
188430#3220–
188313#5070–
188216#4620–
188111#5490–
188014#4930–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Loyd reached #207 in 1919. As a girl name, it reached #2,706 in 1928. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Loyd

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.