Loy vs Loyal

Side-by-side comparison of Loy and Loyal - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Loy

Boy name

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Name B

Loyal

Boy name · Rank #878

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Loy Loyal
Current Rank Unranked #878
Total Births (all years) 4,111 5,939
Peak Year 1922 2022
Peak Year Births 93 377
Peak Decade 1920s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Loy Loyal
1880s 38 5
1890s 73 77
1900s 116 114
1910s 543 614
1920s 825 851
1930s 771 594
1940s 599 502
1950s 451 254
1960s 285 206
1970s 178 97
1980s 88 76
1990s 65 43
2000s 51 155
2010s 21 584
2020s 7 1,767

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Loy Loyal
2014 - 62
2015 - 71
2016 - 57
2017 5 72
2018 8 71
2019 - 106
2020 - 190
2021 7 336
2022 - 377
2023 - 356
2024 - 275
2025 - 233

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2021.

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