A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Lloyd
monosyllabic · deliberate · analog
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerives from the Welsh llwyd, denoting the color grey. It transitioned from a descriptive surname into an established given name during the sixteenth century. American records recorded it from the first national tally in 1880, when it settled into regular use.
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 3,765 souls, A.D. 1918 2025
2025: 111 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
63 yrs
Most Lloyds were born around 1952 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.
Peak Reign
1918
№51 that year
Generation
Boomer, 46%
then Gen X 20% · Silent 17%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈162K ever born · now falling
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Lloyd grew up with
SSA Dataduck-and-cover drills·TV dinners·transistor radios
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Lloyd peaked in 1918.
Estimated average age: 63.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Lloyd sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Lloyd sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Lloyd. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as someone who keeps the operator manual for a snowblower in a plastic sleeve. In demographic terms, it sits squarely in the 1950s, matching an average living bearer aged sixty-three. It belongs to an era of wooden stepladders and carbon-paper receipts from the lumber yard. A Lloyd is readily imagined having already checked the weather radio before anyone else has made coffee.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its highest single year in 1918, when about four thousand boys received it and pushed it to fifty-first nationally.
Field Note 02
Baby Boomers account for forty-six percent of all living Lloyds, outnumbering Generation X more than two to one.
Field Note 03
The federal ledger records about 162,000 boys given the name since 1880, though it registered just 111 births in 2025.
Notable Lloyds
AI-WrittenLloyd Bridgesactor, b. 1913
Lloyd BentsenU.S. senator, b. 1921
Lloyd Alexandernovelist, b. 1924
Lloyd PriceR&B singer, b. 1933
Ephemera — If Lloyd were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Tacoma, Washington
Color
Galvanized grey
Job
Precision machinist
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