Floyd

Welsh

"gray-haired"

Floyd Origin and Meaning

The name Floyd is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "gray-haired".

Floyd was a Top 100 name from the 1880s to the 1940s that somehow developed an almost comical hayseed persona along with a touch of retro jazz cool; it's beginning to appeal to parents with a strong taste for the quirky.

In terms of namesakes and references, there is two-time heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson, well-known attorney Floyd Abrams, Mayberry barber Floyd Lawson, Muppet Floyd Pepper, and the iconic British rock band, Pink Floyd.

Floyd Rank in US Top 1000

# 981 in the US

Floyd Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1113 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Floyd

• 1113 Nameberry 2025
• 937 Unique 2021
• 932 England 2015

20 Names Similar to Floyd

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Famous People Named Floyd

• Floyd Mayweather Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair) American boxer
• Floyd Bjørnstjerne Olson American politician; 22nd governor of Minnesota
• Floyd Abrams American Constitutional law attorney
• Floyd Cramer American pianist
• Floyd Patterson American boxer
• Floyd Landis American cyclist
• Floyd Lamonte Reifer Barbadian cricketer
• Floyd Tillman American country music singer
• Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman American Sioux musician and actor
• (Charles) Floyd Mutrux American stage & film director, writer, producer, and screenwriter
• George Floyd African American man murdered by police, spurring global protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement

The name Floyd in Pop Culture

• Floyd DeBarber character on TV's "30 Rock"
• Floyd Lawton aka Deadshot from TV's "Arrow" and "The Flash", and from the movie "Suicide Squad"
• Floyd Lawson barber on "The Andy Griffith Show"
• Deputy Floyd character from TV series "American Gothic"
• Floyd Pepper bass player for the Electric Mayhem band on The Muppet Show
• Floyd Malloy character in 1985 animated show "M.A.S.K."
• Pink Floyd British rock band
• Floyd guitar belonging to singer Billie Joe Amstrong of Green Day
• "Floyd the Barber" song by american grunge band Nirvana
• Floyd Sam and Molly's cat in movie "Ghost"
• Floyd mouse that is friends with Garfield the cat, in the Cartoon show "Garfield and Friends"
• Floyd boyfriend of antagonist in movie "Beethoven's 2nd"
• Floyd Umbra "Float" Saoirse's mentor in UMBRA