Girls' name · since 1894
Loa
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 904 babies named Loa, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,044 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,561 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 904
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Loa currently ranks #6561 among girls' names in America, with 904 babies recorded since 1894.
Social Security Administration records show Loa recorded 904 times among girls since 1894, holding rank #6561 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #8,044 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,561 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 904 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loa ranks #8,044 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,561 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 904 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,044 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,561 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 904
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Loa's 904 recorded births place it above 88.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Loa compares
904 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Loa's all-time total is 140% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 904 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Loa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Loa's full recorded timeline at 1943, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Loa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Loa by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (172 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Loa's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Loa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
97 births
- 1920s
1920s
172 births
- 1930s
1930s
164 births
- 1940s
1940s
120 births
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 172 births (19% of all-time use).
How Loa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Loa's total volume
Loa by state
Where Loa concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 43 | 4.8% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.7% |
43 of 904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Loa's data
- Loa's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (172 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Loas (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~131 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1894–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Loa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.