Loyal
#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · #980 for boys in 2025, 233 births
Given to boys 92.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1890 · 13 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,939since 1882
Loyal over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 | #980 | 233 |
| 2024 | #4,114 | 35 | #877 | 275 |
| 2023 | #3,763 | 40 | #738 | 356 |
| 2022 | #3,827 | 39 | #700 | 377 |
| 2021 | #2,892 | 58 | #754 | 336 |
| 2020 | #3,607 | 41 | #1,053 | 190 |
| 2019 | #5,449 | 23 | #1,574 | 106 |
| 2018 | #5,785 | 21 | #2,029 | 71 |
| 2017 | #4,147 | 35 | #1,977 | 72 |
| 2016 | #4,850 | 28 | #2,305 | 57 |
| 2015 | #4,981 | 27 | #2,019 | 71 |
| 2014 | #4,768 | 29 | #2,175 | 62 |
| 2013 | #7,031 | 17 | #2,668 | 44 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #2,772 | 43 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #3,046 | 37 |
| 2010 | — | #4,517 | 21 | |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #3,721 | 28 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #4,540 | 21 |
| 2007 | — | #4,375 | 22 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,865 | 18 | |
| 2005 | — | #4,824 | 17 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,492 | 14 | |
| 2003 | — | #9,581 | 6 | |
| 2002 | — | #8,456 | 7 | |
| 2001 | — | #6,013 | 11 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,920 | 11 | |
| 1999 | — | #8,704 | 6 | |
| 1998 | — | #9,631 | 5 | |
| 1997 | — | #8,110 | 6 | |
| 1996 | — | #7,136 | 7 | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #7,770 | 6 | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
| 1990 | — | #5,823 | 8 | |
| 1989 | — | #7,905 | 5 | |
| 1988 | — | #5,751 | 7 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,968 | 8 | |
| 1986 | — | #5,332 | 7 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,698 | 8 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,973 | 7 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,499 | 8 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,692 | 11 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,153 | 9 | |
| 1980 | — | #5,525 | 6 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,068 | 9 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,157 | 8 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,836 | 9 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,724 | 9 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,837 | 8 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,445 | 9 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,344 | 9 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,146 | 10 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,621 | 13 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,217 | 15 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,573 | 24 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,814 | 18 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,793 | 20 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,426 | 30 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,546 | 26 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,876 | 19 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,486 | 29 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,439 | 30 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,766 | 20 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,583 | 25 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,676 | 22 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,538 | 25 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,525 | 25 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,038 | 15 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,430 | 28 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,553 | 23 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,105 | 41 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,462 | 25 | |
| 1948 | — | #989 | 50 | |
| 1947 | — | #984 | 52 | |
| 1946 | — | #980 | 47 | |
| 1945 | — | #830 | 57 | |
| 1944 | — | #898 | 50 | |
| 1943 | — | #803 | 67 | |
| 1942 | — | #888 | 55 | |
| 1941 | — | #858 | 54 | |
| 1940 | — | #952 | 45 | |
| 1939 | — | #867 | 50 | |
| 1938 | — | #860 | 52 | |
| 1937 | — | #896 | 48 | |
| 1936 | — | #756 | 64 | |
| 1935 | — | #940 | 45 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #881 | 51 |
| 1933 | — | #788 | 60 | |
| 1932 | — | #703 | 77 | |
| 1931 | — | #643 | 85 | |
| 1930 | — | #824 | 62 | |
| 1929 | — | #781 | 68 | |
| 1928 | — | #722 | 78 | |
| 1927 | — | #754 | 75 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #745 | 74 |
| 1925 | — | #641 | 98 | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #691 | 89 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #620 | 105 |
| 1922 | — | #709 | 85 | |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #707 | 85 |
| 1920 | — | #653 | 94 | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #619 | 95 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #592 | 106 |
| 1917 | — | #706 | 74 | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #677 | 77 |
| 1915 | — | #715 | 68 | |
| 1914 | — | #599 | 71 | |
| 1913 | — | #667 | 45 | |
| 1912 | — | #622 | 44 | |
| 1911 | — | #925 | 13 | |
| 1910 | — | #634 | 21 | |
| 1909 | — | #653 | 17 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #568 | 17 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #760 | 10 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #631 | 11 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #564 | 11 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Loyal! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Loyal is popular in 2024
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Louisiana#320 · 1 in 1,230
- Georgia#438 · 1 in 2,045
- Ohio#499 · 1 in 2,635
- Connecticut#499 · 1 in 2,666
- North Carolina#542 · 1 in 2,842
Best ever in a state: #150 in Oregon, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #320 | 16 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Georgia | #438 | 25 | 1 in 2,045 |
| Connecticut | #499 | 5 | 1 in 2,666 |
| Ohio | #499 | 20 | 1 in 2,635 |
| North Carolina | #542 | 18 | 1 in 2,842 |
| Arkansas | #561 | 5 | 1 in 2,506 |
| Alabama | #579 | 8 | 1 in 2,732 |
| Wisconsin | #610 | 7 | 1 in 3,358 |
| New York | #618 | 24 | 1 in 3,603 |
| Virginia | #618 | 11 | 1 in 3,431 |
| Pennsylvania | #696 | 12 | 1 in 4,354 |
| South Carolina | #746 | 5 | 1 in 4,192 |
| Tennessee | #769 | 8 | 1 in 4,533 |
| Maryland | #819 | 5 | 1 in 4,665 |
| Michigan | #875 | 7 | 1 in 5,711 |
| Florida | #946 | 14 | 1 in 6,831 |
| New Jersey | #1,016 | 5 | 1 in 7,986 |
| Illinois | #1,157 | 6 | 1 in 8,366 |
| California | #1,190 | 16 | 1 in 11,266 |
| Texas | #1,511 | 12 | 1 in 14,900 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Loyal
- 103 spots since 2024 (#877 → #980)
- 73 spots since 2020 (#1,053 → #980)
- 1,039 spots since 2015 (#2,019 → #980)
- Biggest jump: 404 spots in 1894 (#1,035 → #631)
- Biggest drop: 473 spots in 1949 (#989 → #1,462)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1890 at #533 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1893, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1909–1948
- Highest: 1 in 4,631 boys born in 2022 were named Loyal (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,331 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #533 in 1890, was only 1 in 8,540 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 29.8% of all boys named Loyal (1,767) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #943 (1882) | #943 |
| 1890s | 77 | #533 (1890) | #794 |
| 1900s | 114 | #568 (1906) | #767 |
| 1910s | 614 | #592 (1918) | #676 |
| 1920s | 851 | #620 (1923) | #702 |
| 1930s | 594 | #643 (1931) | #816 |
| 1940s | 502 | #803 (1943) | #964 |
| 1950s | 254 | #1,105 (1950) | #1,565 |
| 1960s | 206 | #1,426 (1963) | #1,855 |
| 1970s | 97 | #2,621 (1970) | #3,508 |
| 1980s | 76 | #3,692 (1982) | #5,150 |
| 1990s | 43 | #5,823 (1990) | #7,916 |
| 2000s | 155 | #3,721 (2009) | #5,779 |
| 2010s | 584 | #1,574 (2019) | #2,508 |
| 2020s | 1,767 | #700 (2022) | #850 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Loyal in 2024
Top girls' names in 2024
Top boys' names in 2024
More about 2024
girls
1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 46,291 of them was named Loyal, which outranked 76.8% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,039Zelena36
- #4,039Zoelle36
- #4,039Zyah36
- #4,114Loyal35
- #4,114Acadia35
- #4,114Adalet35
- #4,114Adelle35
- #4,207Aaryn34
- #4,207Adelita34
- #4,207Ailanys34
Tied with 92 names at #4,114; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 6,265 of them was named Loyal, which outranked 93.9% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).