Lloyd means grey or sacred — from the Welsh llwyd. Frank Lloyd Wright IS the greatest American architect — Fallingwater. Lloyd's of London IS the most important insurance market. Andrew Lloyd Webber IS musical theatre's most successful. One syllable of the greatest-American-architect, the most important insurance, AND musical theatre's most successful.
Lloyd means grey from Welsh. Wright IS the greatest architect. Lloyd's IS the most important insurance. Webber IS theatre's most successful.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Welsh; Wright (1867–1959); Lloyd Webber (born 1948).
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Today
Lloyd remains a beloved choice, ranking #1624 in the US. 161,875 babies have been named Lloyd since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Lloyd?
1918peak year
Today, Lloyd is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1624), with only about 103 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1918, 3,742 babies were given the name (ranked #51 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Lloyd's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 161,875 babies have been registered as Lloyd since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Lloyd's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — architectural seeking. People named Lloyd tend to be warm, sacred, and gifted at the greatest architect AND most important AND most successful.
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Greatest architect AND most important AND most successful
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