Floyd is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “grey, grey-haired.” In 2024 it was given to 67 boys in the United States.
Floyd belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “grey, grey-haired” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Floyd first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #44 in 1905, and in 2024 67 babies received the name — 154,303 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Floyd means “grey, grey-haired” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Floyd is a boy name. In 2024, 67 babies received the name in the US.
Floyd comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Floyd first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #44 in 1905, and 67 babies were given the name in 2024.
Floyd is pronounced /flɔɪd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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