Gloyd

Boy · recorded 1914–1947

  • 1947last recorded
  • 1919best year

Most popular in 1919.

Last recorded in 1947. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gloyd.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 13 recorded years as a table
Gloyd, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19148
19185
19198
19206
19217
19235
19254
19265
19276
19305
19318
19335
19473

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gloyd isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1947
5
Rank in 1947
#3,733
How rare
1 in 365,919 boys
Since 1914
77

Gloyd was last recorded in 1947. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1919, at 8 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gloyd doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.