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Lloyd
About Lloyd
This Welsh surname was taken up as a first in the English-speaking world in the early twentieth century, originally as a nickname for someone gray-haired. The original Welsh nickname was Llwyd, pronounced LHOO-eed, and is the Welsh word for the color.
A name with 'grandpa vibes', it fell out of the US Top 1000 back in the early 2000s, however it still ranks in England and Wales, albeit in the 900s.
Actor Beau Bridges was christened Lloyd after his actor father, while other notable Lloyds include comedian and actor Lloyd Griffith, footballer Lloyd Kelly, singer Lloyd Cole, and rapper Lloyd Banks. Theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and former UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George are other associations.
Pronounced LOID.
As of October 2026, Lloyd ranked #1549 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #51 in 1918, Nameberry popularity #851.
Editor's take: The name Lloyd is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "gray".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,408 | 120 | 62.5 |
| 2015 | #1,510 | 110 | 57.4 |
| 2016 | #1,520 | 111 | 58.5 |
| 2017 | #1,564 | 105 | 56.7 |
| 2018 | #1,462 | 119 | 65.5 |
| 2019 | #1,630 | 101 | 56.3 |
| 2020 | #1,727 | 90 | 52.1 |
| 2021 | #1,551 | 113 | 64.6 |
| 2022 | #1,713 | 99 | 56.7 |
| 2023 | #1,793 | 90 | 52.6 |
| 2024 | #1,766 | 93 | 54 |
| 2025 | #1,549 | 111 | 65 |
World rankings
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Famous Lloyds
- Lloyd Vernet Bridges
Jr., American actor
- Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III
American actor
- Lloyd Banks (born Christopher Charles Lloyd)
American rapper of group G,Unit
- Lloyd (Polite
Jr.), American R&B singer
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen
Jr., U.S. Senator from Texas ("You, senator, are no Jack Kennedy")
- Lloyd Chudley Alexander
American children's novelist
- Lloyd Francis Bacon
American actor and director
- Lloyd Robertson
Canadian TV journalist
- Lloyd Craig Blankfein
American investment banker
- David Lloyd George
1st Earl Lloyd,George of Dwyfor, British prime minister
- Frank Lloyd Wright
American architect
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
English composer
- Horatio Lloyd Gates
general in the American Revolution
- Christopher Lloyd
American actor and writer
- Lloyd Griffith
British comedian
- Cher Lloyd
British singer
- Lloyd Leonard Ahlquist ( Epic Lloyd)
Youtube personality
- Christopher "Chris" Lloyd Smalling
English professional footballer
Lloyd in pop culture
- Lloyd Lowery
character on TV's "Breakout Kings"
- Lloyd Braun
character on TV's "Seinfeld"
- Lloyd
a main character from the video game MOTHER
- Lloyd Dobler
main character in movie "Say Anything"
- Lloyd P. Nebulon
main character in animated series "Lloyd in Space"
- Lloyd Garmadon
green ninja from animated series "Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu"
- Lloyd Irving
main character from the video game Tales of Symphonia
- Lloyd Christmas
main character from movie "Dumb and Dumber"
- Lloyd's of London
British insurance firm
- Detective Constable Lloyd Elis
character on Welsh miniseries "Hinterland"