Lloyd

Lloyd is a male given name: 99% of people named Lloyd are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 160,149 male / 999 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lloyd

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lloyd," in English, "Guten Tag Lloyd," in German. Lloyd is a male given name: about 99% of people named Lloyd are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lloyd,

German

Guten Tag Lloyd,

French

Bonjour Lloyd,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lloyd:

Chinese

Lloyd您好：

Japanese

Lloyd様

English

Hi Lloyd,

German

Hi Lloyd,

French

Salut Lloyd,

Spanish

Hola Lloyd,

Chinese

Lloyd你好：

Japanese

Lloydさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Lloyd by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

160,149 male · 999 female · 161,148 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lloyd a male or female name?

Lloyd is a male given name: 99% of people named Lloyd are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Lloyd in an email?

Is Lloyd a unisex name?

Lloyd is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Lloyd are men. Lloyd leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Lloyd a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lloyd (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_lloyd,
  title  = {Is Lloyd a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lloyd},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}