Recorded 1918–1941 Boys' name Peak 1936 16 births

Hoyal — boys' name

16 babies named Hoyal in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s61940s5
1930s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Hoyal was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

6 babies were named Hoyal in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hoyal

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Hoyal between 1918 and 1941, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hoyal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hoyal performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hoyal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hoyal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hoyal at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

16

Since 1918

24 years of records

Peak year

1936

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1918

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1941

Hoyal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1918

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1936)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 194119361918 5

Hoyal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 38% of Hoyal's all-time total
1910s51930s61940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hoyal?
16 babies have been named Hoyal since 1918. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1936 with 6 births.
When was Hoyal most popular?
Hoyal was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Hoyal been used?
Hoyal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 24 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Hoyal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hoyt, Hoyle, Hoy, Hoyte, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1941 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.