Floyd
Floyd is a male given name: 99% of people named Floyd are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 153,783 male / 1,377 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Floyd
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Floyd," in English, "Guten Tag Floyd," in German. Floyd is a male given name: about 99% of people named Floyd are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Floyd,
German
Guten Tag Floyd,
French
Bonjour Floyd,
Spanish
Estimado/a Floyd:
Chinese
Floyd您好:
Japanese
Floyd様
English
Hi Floyd,
German
Hi Floyd,
French
Salut Floyd,
Spanish
Hola Floyd,
Chinese
Floyd你好:
Japanese
Floydさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 99% |
United States birth data
153,783 male · 1,377 female · 155,160 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Floyd a male or female name?
Floyd is a male given name: 99% of people named Floyd are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Floyd in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Floyd," in English, "Guten Tag Floyd," in German. Floyd is a male given name: about 99% of people named Floyd are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Floyd a unisex name?
Floyd is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Floyd are men. Floyd leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Floyd a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/floyd (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_floyd,
title = {Is Floyd a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/floyd},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}