US rank #10134 Girls' name Peak 2022 62 births

Loah — #10134 US girls' name

62 babies named Loah in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s152020s47
#10134
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 43% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Loah was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

13 babies were named Loah in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loah

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Loah between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loah currently holds the #10134 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Loah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loah 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 62 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.

Loah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

62

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2022

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,134

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Loah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
13
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
468101214 2024202320222021202020192014 6

Loah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
47 births that decade — 76% of Loah's all-time total
2010s152020s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loah?
62 babies have been named Loah since 2014. It currently ranks #10134 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 13 births.
When was Loah most popular?
Loah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Loah been used?
Loah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Loah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loa, Loan, Loann, Loanne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2014–2024 (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.